(tái) - measure word for machines and shows, stage, platform in Mandarin
táiTraditional: 臺
Translation
measure word for machines and shows, stage, platform
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Examples
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We have one computer at home.
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He bought two televisions.
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There are many people on the stage.
台 (tái) is the measure word for machines and appliances, 一台电脑 (one computer) or 一台电视 (one television), and for whole performances. It also means a stage or platform, as in 舞台 (wǔtái). It is not the typhoon sense that dictionaries list first, which is written 颱 in traditional characters.
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