台 tái 台 (measure word for machines: 一台电脑); stage

Traditional: 臺

HSK 4 — upper-intermediate proficiency: 600 new words, 1,200 in all. You can converse fluently on a wide range of topics with native speakers. In HSK 3.0, 台 is in band 3. HSK 4 explained

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中台is the counting word for machines, like a computer, and it also means stage. In a shop, you ask for one laptop, and this word sits between the number and the machine. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

台 is written in 5 strokes.

台 — the Chinese character for 台 (measure word for machines: 一台电脑); stage (tái), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 台 — 台 (measure word for machines: 一台电脑); stage

Senses

platform
stage
terrace
stand
support
station
broadcasting station
classifier for vehicles or machines

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Where 台 lives

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台 is pronounced tái and means “台 (measure word for machines: 一台电脑); stage”.