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tái

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tái Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tái | tai2
English translation
to lift
to raise
(of two or more persons) to carry
to carry, to lift, to raise

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About tái

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

tái

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of tái

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌台

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Tái

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and Tái represents the sound.

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Example sentences using tái

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tái tóu , 看见 kànjiàn 他们 tā men de yǎn qíng dōu 好奇 hàoqí 地望 zhāo .

Looking up, I saw their eyes fixed on me in curiosity.

chūn yuè 抬头 tái tóu 看看 kàn kan 天空 tiānkōng ,浮想联翩 fú xiǎng lián piān .

Tilting her head skywards Spring Moon dreamed.

办理 bànlǐ 办法 bànfǎ 凡是 fánshì tōng gōng tái ǎi Dāo jià , zài 刀架上面 shàng miàn zēng 块刀 diàn .

Treatment methods normally through elevation turret tool holder with a knife.

hǎo ya , ” sài Huán kān zhāo 纸条 zhǐ tiáo ér , tóu tái ,一面 yī miàn 心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān de shuì le 一句 yī jù .

'Good,'said Syme abstractedly, without looking up from his strip of paper.

shì 那个 nà ge lǎo 爸爸 bàba tái gāng de 绅士 shēnshì ?

Is he the gentleman who frequently contradicted papa?

Words with tái

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
tái to lift tái
抬头 tái tóu to gain ground抬頭
抬高 tái gāo to raise (price etc)抬高 tái gāo
抬起 tái qǐ to lift up抬起 tái qǐ
抬举 tái jǔ to lift sth up抬舉
哄抬 hōng tái to artificially inflate哄抬 hōng tái
抬杠 tái gàng to bicker抬槓
高抬贵手 gāo tái guì shǒu to be generous (idiom)高抬貴手
不识抬举 bù shí tái jǔ fail to appreciate sb's kindness不識抬舉
抬轿子 tái jiào zi flatter抬轎子
八抬大轿 bā tái dà jiào palanquin with eight carriers八抬大轎

tái Decomposition & Compounds

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tái Decomposition

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