台 ⇒
台 Tái/tái, [檯]/[臺]/[颱], Taiwan (abbr.)/surname Tai, (classical) you (in letters)/variant of 臺|台[tái], de...
舞台 wǔtái, [舞臺], stage/arena/fig. in the limelight
台上 táishàng, [臺上], on stage
台词 táicí, [臺詞], an actor's lines/dialogue/Taiwanese word
电视台 diànshìtái, [電視臺], television station/CL:個|个[gè]
电台 diàntái, [電臺], transmitter-receiver/broadcasting station/radio station/CL:個|个[gè],家[jiā]
上台 shàngtái, to rise to power (in politics)/to go on stage (in the theater)
后台 hòutái, [後台], backstage area/behind-the-scenes supporter/(computing) back-end/background
台步 登台 阳台 yángtái, [陽台]/[陽臺], variant of 陽臺|阳台[yáng tái], balcony/porch
台阶 táijiē, [臺階], steps/flight of steps/step (over obstacle)/fig. way out of an embarrassing situa...
柜台 guìtái, [櫃台]/[櫃檯]/[櫃臺], variant of 櫃檯|柜台[guì tái], sales counter/front desk/bar/(of markets, medicines e...
前台 qiántái, [前臺], stage/proscenium/foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)/front desk/recept...
平台 píngtái, [平臺], platform/terrace/flat-roofed building
站台 zhàntái, platform (at a railway station)
下台 xiàtái, [下臺], to go off the stage/to fall from position of prestige/to step down (from office ...
台风 táifēng, [臺風]/[颱風], stage presence, poise, hurricane/typhoon
看台 kàntái, terrace/spectator's grandstand/viewing platform
台球 táiqiú, billiards
舞台剧 台下 táixià, off the stage/in the audience
手术台 shǒushùtái, [手術檯], operating table
台子 táizi, [檯子]/[臺子], desk/(pool etc) table, platform/stand
控制台 kòngzhìtái, [控制臺], control desk/console
台前 Táiqián/táiqián, Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[Pú yáng], Henan, front of the stage
台湾 Táiwān, [台灣]/[臺灣], variant of 臺灣|台湾[Tái wān], Taiwan
台灯 táidēng, [檯燈], desk lamp/table lamp
讲台 jiǎngtái, [講臺], platform/rostrum/lectern/(teacher's) desk
转台 zhuǎntái/zhuàntái, [轉台], to change the channel (TV), rotating stage/swivel table
断头台 duàntóutái, [斷頭台], guillotine/scaffold
烛台 zhútái, [燭臺], candlestick/candle holder
窗台 chuāngtái, [窗臺], window sill/window ledge
台面 táimiàn, [檯面], tabletop/countertop/(fig.) public view/plain sight/(gambling) stake
塔台 tǎtái, control tower
梳妆台 shūzhuāngtái, [梳妝檯], dressing table
垮台 kuǎtái, [垮臺], to fall from power/to collapse/demise
台球桌 táiqiúzhuō, billiards table
月台 yuètái, [月臺], railway platform
同台 台北 Táiběi, [臺北], Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan, Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
天文台 tiānwéntái, observatory
工作台 gōngzuòtái, [工作檯], workbench/work station
青瓦台 Qīngwǎtái, [青瓦臺], Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul
服务台 fúwùtái, [服務台]/[服務臺], service desk/information desk/reception desk, service desk/information desk/rece...
擂台 lèitái, [擂臺], elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held/arena/ring
发射台 潜台词 qiántáicí, [潛臺詞], unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer/subtext/(fig.) impli...
台长 出台 chūtái, [出臺], to officially launch (a policy, program etc)/to appear on stage/to appear public...
倒台 dǎotái, [倒臺], to overthrow/downfall/to fall from power/to go bankrupt
写字台 xiězìtái, [寫字檯], writing desk
展台 zhǎntái, [展臺], display counter/stand/booth
烽火台 台山 Táishān, Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
球台 qiútái, [球檯], table (for games using balls)
指挥台 炮台 pàotái, [砲臺], fort/battery
升降台 咨询台 武藏台 台球室 领奖台 lǐngjiǎngtái, [領獎臺], (winner's) podium
债台高筑 zhàitáigāozhù, [債臺高築], lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
阿芝台 唱对台戏 chàngduìtáixì, [唱對臺戲], to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb/to get into confron...
赶下台 台柱 táizhù, [臺柱], pillar/mainstay/star performer
擂台赛 lèitáisài, [擂臺賽], single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defe...
五台 Wǔtái, [五臺], Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xīn zhōu], Shanxi
台中 Táizhōng, [臺中], Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan, Taizhong or Taichung cit...
驾驶台 高台 Gāotái, Gaotai county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhāng yè], Gansu
刑台 砚台 yàntái, [硯臺], ink stone/ink slab/CL:方[fāng]
祭台 灶台 拆台 chāitái, [拆臺], (theater) to dismantle the stage/(fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet...
台式 táishì, (of an appliance) tabletop model/(of a computer) desktop model
型台 跳台 tiàotái, [跳臺], diving platform/diving tower/landing platform
近水楼台 jìnshuǐlóutái, [近水樓臺], lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerf...
气象台 qìxiàngtái, [氣象台], meteorological office/weather forecasting office
查号台 钓鱼台 Diàoyútái, [釣魚臺], Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which ...
乒乓球台 pīngpāngqiútái, [乒乓球檯], table-tennis table
台布 táibù, [檯布], tablecloth
查询台 无线电台 票台 打擂台 dǎlèitái, [打擂臺], (old) to fight on the leitai/(fig.) to enter a contest
船台 壁炉台 凉台 神台 炉台 lútái, [爐臺], stove top/hob
台基 táijī, [臺基], stylobate (architecture)
台历 报警台 台北市 Táiběishì, [臺北市], Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan, Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台独 Táidú, [台獨], Taiwan independence/(of Taiwan) to declare independence
操作台 cāozuòtái, operating desk/control panel/console
好戏连台 站柜台 从仙台 近水楼台先得月 jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
观光台 蜡台 làtái, [蠟臺], candlestick/candle holder
话务台 料理台 操纵台 戏台 xìtái, [戲臺], stage
天台 Tiāntāi, Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗/T...
导航台 台座 táizuò, pedestal
台江 Táijiāng, Taijiang district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fú zhōu shì], Fujian
灯台 dēngtái, [燈臺], lampstand
台网 和秀台 镜台 国际台 温台 信息台 台笔 海云台
短 ⇒
短 duǎn, short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault
短暂 duǎnzàn, [短暫], of short duration/brief/momentary
短裤 duǎnkù, [短褲], short pants/shorts
简短 jiǎnduǎn, [簡短], brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity
长话短说 chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
短期 duǎnqī, short term/short-term
短片 duǎnpiàn, short film/video clip
短路 duǎnlù, short circuit
短裙 缩短 suōduǎn, [縮短], to curtail/to cut down
短短 短发 短缺 duǎnquē, shortage
短短的 剪短 三长两短 sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
短语 duǎnyǔ, [短語], phrase (grammar)
短笛 短命 duǎnmìng, to die young/short-lived
短篇小说 duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
短袖 duǎnxiù, short sleeves/short-sleeved shirt
短途 短波 duǎnbō, shortwave (radio)
短篇 目光短浅 mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, [目光短淺], to be shortsighted
短袜 duǎnwà, [短襪], sock
短程 duǎnchéng, short range
短促 duǎncù, short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)
短时 短跑 duǎnpǎo, sprint (race)
短距离 duǎnjùlí, [短距離], short distance/a stone's throw away
短文 短剑 duǎnjiàn, [短劍], dagger
短处 duǎnchù, [短處], shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points
短小 长短 chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
短打 短刀 超短裙 chāoduǎnqún, miniskirt
短讯 duǎnxùn, [短訊], SMS/text message
短视 duǎnshì, [短視], to lack foresight
护短 hùduǎn, [護短], to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is...
短兵相接 duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
超短波 chāoduǎnbō, ultra short wave (radio)/UHF
短小精悍 duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
短浅 duǎnqiǎn, [短淺], narrow and shallow
寻短见 xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
取长补短 qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
短式 短工 duǎngōng, temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker
短装 短衣 duǎnyī, short garment/short jacket
短大衣 扬长避短 yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
自寻短见 短音 短粗 duǎncū, stocky (short and robust)
短枪 短评 家长里短 短句 duǎnjù, clause
长吁短叹 chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
问长问短 打短工 说长道短 shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
短号 短见 duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
短统袜 揭短