臺
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tái · platform

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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至Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 臺

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Example sentences

Notice where 臺 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zài yáng tái shàng chī de zǎo fàn.我在陽臺上吃的早飯。

I ate breakfast on my balcony.

Source: Tatoeba #9037054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén de xīn jiā yǒu yì tái diàn tī.我們的新家有一臺電梯。

We have an elevator in our new house.

Source: Tatoeba #6020619 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì jiā rén zài yáng tái shàng chī zǎo fàn.一家人在陽臺上吃早飯。

The family is eating breakfast on the balcony.

Source: Tatoeba #9037057 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yáng tái shàng.我在陽臺上。

I'm on the balcony.

Source: Tatoeba #9037053 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mǎi le yì tái zuì gāo zhì sù de diàn nǎo.我買了一臺最高貭素的電腦。

I bought a computer of the best quality.

Source: Tatoeba #8729921 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zài yáng tái shàng zuò shén mó?你在陽臺上做什麼?

What are you doing on the balcony?

Source: Tatoeba #9037056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 臺 in context

  1. Say tái, then recall the core meaning: platform.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 臺 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.