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Trad. 臺
- platform
- stage
- terrace
- stand
- support
- station
- broadcasting station
- classifier for vehicles or machines
Trad. 漢臺
- Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Trad. 去臺
- to go to Taiwan
- refers to those who left China for Taiwan before the founding of PRC in 1949
- 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
Trad. 霧台
- Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 瀛臺
- Yingtai, artificial island in Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3], now serves as the site to host national banquets and receptions
Trad. 前臺
- stage
- proscenium
- foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
- front desk
- reception desk
- (computing) front-end
- foreground
Trad. 電臺
- transmitter-receiver
- broadcasting station
- radio station
- CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
Trad. 輪台
- 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
Trad. 印臺
- Yintai District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Trad. 仙臺
- Sendai, capital of Miyagi prefecture 宮城縣|宫城县[Gong1 cheng2 xian4] in northeast Japan
Trad. 擂臺
- elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held
- arena
- ring
Trad. 露臺
- balcony
- patio
- flat roof
- terrace
- deck (unroofed platform)
- outdoor stage
- ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
Trad. 出臺
- to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
- to appear on stage
- to appear publicly
- (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
Trad. 站臺
- platform (at a railway station)
- (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate)
- (Tw) website
Trad. 吹臺
- (coll.) to fall through
- to result in failure
- (of a relationship) to break up
Trad. 檯面
- tabletop
- countertop
- (fig.) public view
- plain sight
- (gambling) stake
Trad. 章臺
- street name in ancient Chang'an synonymous with brothel area
- red-light district
Trad. 櫃檯
- sales counter; front desk; bar
- (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
Trad. 道臺
- (Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道|道[dao4]), aka taotai and circuit intendant
Trad. 臺蛙
- (derog.) Taiwanese; a person from Taiwan (implying naivete or ignorance regarding geopolitical and economic realities) (cf. 井底之蛙[jing3 di3 zhi1 wa1] sb with a narrow view of the world)
Trad. 臺西
- Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 臺階
- steps
- flight of steps
- step (over obstacle)
- fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
- bench (geology)
Trad. 樓臺
- (dialect) balcony
- terrace
- (literary) high building
- tower
- (old) stage for theatrical performance
Trad. 後台
- backstage area
- behind-the-scenes supporter
- (computing) back-end
- background
Trad. 下臺
- 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
- local girl (referring to a Taiwanese benshengren 本省人[ben3 sheng3 ren2])
- 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
Trad. 拆臺
- (theater) to dismantle the stage
- (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
- 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
- Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 煙台市
- Yantai, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province 山東省|山东省[Shan1 dong1 Sheng3]
Trad. 漢臺區
- Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 shi4], Shaanxi
Trad. 二人臺
- genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia
Trad. 打擂臺
- (old) to fight on the leitai
- (fig.) to enter a contest
- Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1]
Trad. 天台縣
- Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
Trad. 霧台鄉
- Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 霧臺鄉
- Wutai township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Trad. 青瓦臺
- the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948–2022), now a public park
Trad. 氣象台
- meteorological office
- weather forecasting office