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 tái typhoon
Results beginning with 台
 Tái wān Taiwan
 Tái běi Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
 tái shàng on stage
 tái jiē steps / flight of steps / step (over obstacle) / fig. way out of an embarrassing situation / bench (geology)
 tái fēng typhoon
 Tái Dú Taiwan independence / (of Taiwan) to declare independence
 tái xià off the stage / in the audience
 tái cí an actor's lines / dialogue / Taiwanese word
 Tái yǔ Taiwanese / Hokklo
 Tái shāng Taiwanese businessman / Taiwanese company
 tái shì (of an appliance) tabletop model / (of a computer) desktop model
 tái qiú billiards
 Tái hǎi abbr. for 台灣海峽|台湾海峡, Taiwan Strait
 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake
 tái dēng desk lamp / table lamp
 Tái zī Taiwan capital or investments
 Tái bì New Taiwan dollar
 Tái Dà abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学[Tai2 wan1 Da4 xue2]
 tái zi platform / stand
 Tái bāo Taiwan compatriot
 tái dì tableland / mesa
 Tái shì abbr. for 臺灣電視公司|台湾电视公司, Taiwan Television (TTV)
 tái bù tablecloth
 tái jī stylobate (architecture)
 tái pén washbasin
 tái zhù pillar / mainstay / star performer
 tái zuò pedestal
 Tái Méng abbr. for 台灣民主自治同盟|台湾民主自治同盟[Tai2 wan1 Min2 zhu3 Zi4 zhi4 Tong2 meng2]
  bench vise
 Tái ān Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning
 tái bàng platform balance
 Tái cài Taiwanese food
 Tái dié Taiwan spy
 Tái dōng Taidong or Taitung city and county in Taiwan
 tái duān you (in a formal letter)
 tái fǔ (polite) courtesy name
 Tái gǔ Taipei Stock Exchange, abbr. for 臺北股市|台北股市[Tai2 bei3 Gu3 shi4]
 Tái jiāng Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
 Tái jīn Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
 Tái kè stereotypical Taiwanese person (often derogatory)
 Tái mèi local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[ben3 sheng3 ren2])
 Tái méi Taiwan media
 Tái nán Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan
 Tái qián front of the stage
 Tái shān Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
 tái shàn table fan / desk fan
 tái wān variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
 Tái wō (derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
西 Tái xī Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
 Tái zhōng Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan
 tái zhōng desk clock
 Tāi zhōu Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
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 tái shì jī desktop computer
 tái wān rén Taiwanese people
 Tái wān Dǎo Taiwan Island
 tái qiú zhuō billiards table
 Tái bāo zhèng Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents / Taiwan Compatriot Entry Permit / abbr. for 台灣居民來往大陸通行證|台湾居民来往大陆通行证[Tai2 wan1 Ju1 min2 Lai2 wang3 Da4 lu4 Tong1 xing2 zheng4]
 Tái ān xiàn Tai'an county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning
 Tái bā zi Taiwanese yokel (derog.)
 Tái běi shì Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
 Tái běi xiàn Taipei County in north Taiwan (now renamed 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4])
 Tái bó Hé Tiber (river in Italy, the main watercourse of Rome)
 Tái dōng shì Taitung city in southeast Taiwan, capital of Taitung county
 Tái dōng xiàn Taitung County in southeast Taiwan
 Tái ér zhuāng Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong
 tái hǔ qián bench vise
 Tái jiāng qū Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
 Tái jiāng xiàn Taijiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
 Tái jī diàn Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), founded in 1987 (abbreviated name)
 Tái luó zì Tai-lo, romanization system for Taiwanese Hokkien (abbr. for 臺灣閩南語羅馬字拼音方案|台湾闽南语罗马字拼音方案[Tai2 wan1 Min3 nan2 yu3 Luo2 ma3 zi4 Pin1 yin1 Fang1 an4])
 tái miàn ní baize / felt (esp. billiards table cover)
 Tái nán fǔ Tainan Prefecture, a prefecture of Taiwan under Qing rule
 Tái nán shì Tainan city in Tainan county 臺南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
 Tái nán xiàn Tainan county in south Taiwan
 Tái qián xiàn Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pu2 yang2], Henan
 Tái shān huà Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粵語|粤语[Yue4 yu3] spoken in Jiangmen 江門|江门[Jiang1 men2] and in the Chinatowns of North America
 Tái shān shì Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
 Tái wān bēi (bird species of China) Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)
 Tái wān huà Taiwanese Chinese (language)
 tái wān quǎn Formosan
 Tái wān shěng Taiwan province (PRC term)
西 Tái xī xiāng Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
 Tái zhōng shì Taichung city in central Taiwan
 Tái zhōng xiàn Taichung or Taizhong County in central Taiwan
 Tāi zhōu shì Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
 tái shì diàn nǎo desktop computer
 Tái wān Dà xué National Taiwan University / abbr. to 臺大|台大[Tai2 Da4]
  Decca system
  tabletop refrigerator / tabletop fridge
 tái ào sài sī Deioces
 Tái běi jié yùn Taipei Metro
 tái běi yóu jú Taipei
 Tái ér zhuāng qū Tai'erzhuang district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong
 Tái nán fǔ shì Tainan-Fu city in south Taiwan
 tái shì zhuāng zhì platform set
 tái wān dài jú (bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
 Tái wān Hǎi xiá Taiwan Strait
 Tái wān huà méi (bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)
 Tái wān jiāo méi (bird species of China) Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
 Tái wān lán què (bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
 Tái wān lín qú (bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
 Tái wān què méi (bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)
 Tái wān tǔ gǒu Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
 tái wān yè shì night
 tái zhōng jīn gāng Taichung
 Tāi zhōu dì qū Taizhou prefecture, Zhejiang
  car bottom furnace incineration
 tái běi gōng huì táng Taipei
 tái diàn zú qiú duì Taiwan
 tái shì jì suàn jī desktop computer
 tái shì shā lún jī bench grinder
 Tái wān bān chì méi (bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)
 Tái wān duǎn chì yīng (bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
 Tái wān guān xì fǎ Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)
 Tái wān huáng shān què (bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
 Tái wān shān zhè gū (bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
 Tái wān yè bí fú leaf-nosed bat
 Tái wān zǐ xiào dōng (bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
 Tái wān zōng zào méi (bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Garrulax poecilorhynchus)
  Typhoon Operational Experiment
 Tái běi Jīn mǎ Yǐng zhǎn Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
 Tái wān bái hóu zào méi (bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax ruficeps)
 Tái wān jiǔ hóng zhū què (bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
 Tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Megalaima nuchalis)
 tái běi jūn yuè dà fàn diàn Grand
 Tái wān bān xiōng gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) black-necklaced scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis)
 Tái wān zōng jǐng gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) Taiwan scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus)
 tái běi shì jiè mào yì zhōng xīn Taipei
 tái wān hǎi xiá fēi dàn wēi jī Third
 tái wān hǎi xiá suì dào gōng chéng Taiwan
 Tái wān Mín zhǔ Zì zhì Tóng méng Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
 tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
  Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu / Chinese Taipei
  Typhoon Committee Technical Working Group on the Implementation of the Regional Co-operation Programme
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T台 T tái runway (for a fashion show etc) / catwalk
 píng tái platform / terrace / flat-roofed building
 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
 wǔ tái stage / arena / fig. in the limelight
 diàn tái transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
 Gǎng Tái Hong Kong and Taiwan
 Yān tái Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong
 yáng tái balcony / porch
 guì tái variant of 櫃檯|柜台[gui4 tai2]
 qián tái stage / proscenium / foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.) / front desk / reception desk / (computing) front-end / foreground
 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater)
 jiǎng tái platform / podium / rostrum / lectern / (teacher's) desk
 zhǎn tái display counter / stand / booth
 Xíng tái Xingtai, prefecture-level city in Hebei / also Xingtai county
 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website
 kàn tái terrace / spectator's grandstand / viewing platform
 lèi tái elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held / arena / ring
 chuāng tái window sill / window ledge
 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook
 xiōng tái brother (polite appellation for a friend one's age)
 bā tái counter of a bar (pub)
 duì tái (policy etc) towards Taiwan
 pào tái fort / battery
 lái tái to visit Taiwan (esp. from PRC)
 zhú tái candlestick / candle holder
 fù Tái to visit Taiwan
 Máo tái Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou / Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
 tíng tái pavilion
 lù tái balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
 yuè tái railway platform
 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance
 xì tái stage
 zuò tái to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
 lián tái lotus seat
 kuǎ tái to fall from power / to collapse / demise
 tiào tái diving platform / diving tower / landing platform
 běn tái this radio station
 Xiān tái Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan
 dǎo tái to overthrow / downfall / to fall from power / to go bankrupt
 zhuàn tái rotating stage / swivel table
 zhuǎn tái to change the channel (TV)
 yàn tái ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1]
 bān tái office desk
 dēng tái lampstand
 chāi tái (theater) to dismantle the stage / (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet / to undermine sb's plans
 tǎ tái control tower
 qiú tái table (for games using balls)
 huā tái flower bed / flower terrace / flower stand
 yìn tái ink pad / stamp pad
 guō tái top of a kitchen range
 lú tái stove top / hob
 yíng tái Ocean platform in Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3] surrounded by water on three sides, recreation area for imperial wives and concubines, more recently for communist top brass
  outstation
 bā tái batey
 chuī tái (coll.) to fall through / to result in failure / (of a relationship) to break up
 Cóng tái Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei
 dào tái (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dao4]), aka taotai and circuit intendant
 dì tái floor / platform
 dí tái defensive tower / lookout tower / enemy radio station
 Dōng tái Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
访 fǎng Tái to visit Taiwan
 fǎn Tái to return to Taiwan
 Fēng tái Fengtai inner district of southwest Beijing
 Fèng tái Fengtai county in Huainan 淮南[Huai2 nan2], Anhui
 Gāo tái Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
 gē tái boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[Zhong1 yuan2 jie2] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia
 Hàn tái Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi
 Huán tái Huantai county in Zibo 淄博[Zi1 bo2], Shandong
 Jīn tái Jintai District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi
 jī tái (dental implant) abutment
 Jiǔ tái Jiutai District of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
 kāi tái start of play / opening of theatrical performance
 là tái candlestick / candle holder
 léng tái prism
 Líng tái Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
 Lún tái Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 niè tái provincial judge (in imperial China)
 qiáo tái abutment (architecture)
 Qí tái Qitai county or Guchung nahiyisi in Changji Hui autonomous prefecture 昌吉回族自治州[Chang1 ji2 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
 qù Tái to go to Taiwan / refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
 Sān tái Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
 Shí tái Shitai county in Chizhou 池州[Chi2 zhou1], Anhui
 tā tái to collapse
 Tiān tāi Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 / in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 / Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
 tóng tái to appear on the same stage
 Wǔ tái Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
 Wù tái Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
 Yú tái Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
 zài Tái in Taiwan (used attributively)
 zhāng tái street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area / red-light district
 zhèn tái garrison commander (old)
 Zhōng Tái China and Taiwan
 zhuī tái (math.) frustum
 zǒng tái front desk / reception desk
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e平  e-platform
T型 T xíng tái runway (for a fashion show etc) / catwalk
x线 xxiàn tái x-ray table
 diàn shì tái television station / CL:個|个[ge4]
 kòng zhì tái control desk / console
 Xīn tái bì New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
 Gǎng Aò Tái Hong Kong 香港, Macao 澳門|澳门 / and Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
 shōu yín tái checkout counter / cashier's desk
 gōng zuò tái workbench / work station
 qì xiàng tái meteorological office / weather forecasting office
 zhǔ xí tái rostrum / platform / CL:個|个[ge4]
 fú wù tái service desk / information desk / reception desk
 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
 Diào yú tái Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan &ndash / which calls them the Senkaku Islands &ndash / but claimed by China as part of its territory
 shū zhuāng tái dressing table
 tiān wén tái astronomical observatory
 xiě zì tái writing desk
 shǒu shù tái operating table
 lǐng jiǎng tái (winner's) podium
 Guó tái bàn Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (abbr. for 國務院台灣事務辦公室|国务院台湾事务办公室[Guo2 wu4 yuan4 Tai2 wan1 Shi4 wu4 Ban4 gong1 shi4])
 fēng huǒ tái beacon
 máo tái jiǔ maotai (a Chinese liquor) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2]
 qián tái cí unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer / subtext / (fig.) implicit assertion
 cāo zuò tái operating desk / control panel / console
 Tiān tāi Shān Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1]
 duàn tóu tái guillotine / scaffold
 guān jǐng tái lookout / viewing platform / observation deck
 shí yàn tái test jig / test rig / test bench / test stand
 xǐ shǒu tái vanity unit
 fā shè tái launch table / launch stand
 dàn zhū tái pinball
 dǎ lèi tái (old) to fight on the leitai / (fig.) to enter a contest
 Qīng wǎ tái Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul
 Guō Tái Míng Guo "Terry" Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn
 shēn zhǎn tái runway (for a fashion show etc) / catwalk
 guān xiàng tái observatory / observation platform
 liào wàng tái observation tower / lookout tower
 shōu kuǎn tái checkout counter / cashier's desk
 quán jī tái boxing ring
  diffusion stage
  observation tower / watch tower
  spoiler
 Chá gě tái Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan
 chén liè tái stall
 Cóng tái qū Congtai district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei
 dǎ duì tái to compete / to rival
 dì sì tái fourth channel / (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
 Dōng tái shì Dongtai, county-level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu
 duō píng tái multi-platform (computing)
 èr rén tái genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
 fēng huǒ tái fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
 Fēng tái qū Fengtai inner district of southwest Beijing
 Fèng tái xiàn Fengtai county in Huainan 淮南[Huai2 nan2], Anhui
 Gāo tái xiàn Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
 guān cè tái observatory
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