台北 (Tái běi) — Taipei | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Taipei

台北。
Wǒ cóng lái méi qù guò Tái běi.
I've never been to Taipei.
台北。
Tái běi Shì tái wān zuì dà de chéng shì.
Taipei is the largest city in Taiwan.
台北。
Wǒ de péng you zhù zài Tái běi.
My friend lives in Taipei.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 臺; 台 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 台 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (窗台, 电视台) it is 臺; in others (台灯, 台球) (台风) it is 檯 or 台 or 颱.

The traditional form 臺 is the 喬 + 室 form; earlier versions combined a sound part with 室, and an old reading saw it as a watch tower.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 北 shows two people standing back to back. It originally meant 'back'.

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