[台阶 / 臺階, tái jiē, ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄝ]flight of steps (leading up to a house); step (over obstacle); bench; fig. way out of an embarrassing situation#8479[Add to Longdo]
[前台 / 前臺, qián tái, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄞˊ]front plaform; front of theatrical stage; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk#14993[Add to Longdo]
[钓鱼台 / 釣魚臺, Diào yú tái, ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˊ]Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Okinawa (administered by Japan), also known as the Pinnacle Islands#27433[Add to Longdo]
[近水楼台 / 近水樓臺, jìn shuǐ lóu tái, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄞˊ]lit. a pavilion near the water (成语 saw); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor#69453[Add to Longdo]
[唱对台戏 / 唱對臺戲, chàng duì tái xì, ㄔㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧˋ]to put on a rival show (成语 saw); to set oneself up against sb; to get into confrontation#80160[Add to Longdo]