台 tái — surname; (classical) you (in letters); platform; Taiwan (abbr.); desk; platform
演员们正在台上表演。Yǎn yuán men zhèng zài tái shàng biǎo yǎn.The actors are performing on the stage.
Common words: 舞台 (wǔ tái)、电视台 (diàn shì tái)、电台 (diàn tái)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "platform"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "platform", including 台 (tái), 台 (tái). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "platform" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 台 (tái), 台 (tái) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading tái, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 台 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 台 táisurname; (classical) you (in letters); platform; Taiwan (abbr.); desk; platformUseful words: 舞台, 电视台
- 台 táisurname; (classical) you (in letters); platform; Taiwan (abbr.); desk; platformUseful words: 舞台, 电视台
Common words for these 2 "platform" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 台 (tái) — so "platform" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "platform".
台 tái — surname; (classical) you (in letters); platform; Taiwan (abbr.); desk; platform
演员们正在台上表演。Yǎn yuán men zhèng zài tái shàng biǎo yǎn.The actors are performing on the stage.
Common words: 舞台 (wǔ tái)、电视台 (diàn shì tái)、电台 (diàn tái)
All 2 characters
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