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台子 (tái zi) — (colloquial) platform; (colloquial) stage

Definition

Colloquial word for a raised platform or stage, often improvised (made of wood, boxes, etc.). More casual than 舞台 or 讲台, which name formal, fixed stages and podiums.

noun
(colloquial) platform(colloquial) stage
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 台子，。
    Tā men dā le yí gè tái zi, zhǔn bèi biǎo yǎn.
    They set up a platform and prepared to perform.
  • 台子。
    Zhè zhāng tái zi shì yòng mù tou zuò de.
    This platform is made of wood.
  • 台子。
    Bǎ nà xiē xiāng zi bān dào tái zi shàng qù.
    Move those boxes onto the platform.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

台táiplatform
子zǐ

The raised surface 台 is used with 子 to name a platform.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 台 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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