台 tái

(classical) you (in letters)

(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

television station

transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station

on stage

balcony; porch

steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle)

window sill; window ledge

stage presence, poise

platform; terrace; flat-roofed building

to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)

platform (at a railway station)

to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage; to appear publicly

desk lamp; table lamp

writing desk

sales counter; front desk; bar

backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end

stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)

to go off the stage; to fall from position of prestige; to step down (from office etc)

terrace; spectator's grandstand; viewing platform

billiards

Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒

maotai (a Chinese liquor)