台táiclassifier for vehicles or machines
台 (tái) means a classifier for vehicles or machines, and it also means "stage." 我家有一台车 counts one car. 我想买一台电脑 counts one computer. 她在台上唱一首歌 means she sings a song on the stage. 老师在台上说话 means the teacher speaks on the stage. The car and the computer use the classifier, and the song and the teacher use the stage.
What does 台 mean?
- 1.
classifier for vehicles or machinesmeasure word
- 2.
stagenoun
What does the character 台 mean?
- 台classifier for vehicles or machines
How do you use 台?
台 can count one vehicle or machine, as in 一台车, and 在台上 can put a person on a stage.
Patterns
一台 + Noun
我家有一台车。
Wǒ jiā yǒu yì tái chē.
My family has one car.
在台上
老师在台上说话。
Lǎoshī zài tái shàng shuōhuà.
The teacher speaks on the stage.
What are some examples of 台 in a sentence?
How is 台 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
商店里有一台电视,你看见了吗?
Shāngdiàn lǐ yǒu yì tái diànshì, nǐ kànjiàn le ma?
There is one television in the shop. Did you see it?
- Speaker B:
看见了。那台电视不大,可是很好。
Kànjiàn le. Nà tái diànshì bú dà, kěshì hěn hǎo.
I saw it. That television is not big, but it is very good.
- Speaker A:
你想买一台吗?
Nǐ xiǎng mǎi yì tái ma?
Do you want to buy one?
- Speaker B:
我想买一台。店里还有电脑。
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì tái. Diàn lǐ hái yǒu diànnǎo.
I want to buy one. The shop also has computers.
Can you use 台 correctly?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.