tái = t + ai2
(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台[tai2]
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tái = t + ai2
desk / table / counter
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tái = t + ai2
Taiwan (abbr.)
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tái = t + ai2
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines
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tái = t + ai2
typhoon
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How to pronounce 台

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= t initial

T is for Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ai2 final

In the airplane’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

台 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mǒu = m + ou3
old variant of 某[mou3]
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= s + Ø1
old variant of 私[si1]
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 台 as component

tāi = t + ai1
fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire
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dài = d + ai4
idle / lazy / negligent / careless
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= y + e3
to smelt / to cast / seductive in appearance
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Words with 台

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balcony / porch
steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology)
variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2]

Sentences with 台

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tái

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