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tái
台
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HSK 4

📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4

Meaning

Classifier for machines and equipment: computers, TVs, cars, stages.

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中文 Chinese

"台"用于机器设备。"一台电脑"、"一台电视"、"一台冰箱"、"一台钢琴"——共同点：都有平台/底座/基座，需要放在某个平面上使用！"台"的原意就是"平台/台子/高台"。中国古代的"台"是高出地面的建筑（"亭台楼阁"）。所以"一台电视"=一台放在台子/柜子上的设备。钢琴既可用"架"也可用"台"。

English

**台 (tái)** = machines/equipment. Computer, TV, refrigerator, piano — common feature: has platform/base, sits on flat surface! 台 originally meant "platform/terrace/stage." Ancient 台 = architecture raised above ground. Piano: both 架 (frame) and 台 (appliance) work!

🎯 台 = machine/equipment with base. Sits on surface! ## Nature / 自然类 (4)

💡 Memory Tip

台 is for machines and electronics. If it has buttons and plugs in — 台!

Examples

一台电脑
yī tái diàn nǎo
one computer
两台电视
liǎng tái diàn shì
two TVs
一台手术
yī tái shǒu shù
one surgery

Common Nouns Used With

电脑diàn nǎocomputer
电视diàn shìTV / television
冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator
空调kōng diàoair conditioner
手机shǒu jīphone / mobile
手术shǒu shùsurgery
戏xìplay / drama / show

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🖥️HSK 4
台
tái

Classifier for machines and equipment: computers, TVs, cars, stages.

一台电脑
yī tái diàn nǎo
one computer
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