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台湾
táiwān
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English DefinitionTaiwan; variant of 臺灣
See alsotáiwān variant of 台灣 (from traditional character 臺灣)
Simplified Script台湾
Traditional Script台灣
Pinyintáiwān
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)toi4waan1
Part of Speech(专有名) proper noun
Proficiency Test LevelTOCFL=1
Word Decomposition
台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 臺; (Chinese surname)
湾wānbay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat); measure word for bays or rivers

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Words With Same Head Word    
台阶táijiēsteps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
台北táiběiTaibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan; Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台风táifēngstage presence, poise
台上táishàngon stage
台商táishāngTaiwanese businessman; Taiwanese company
Words With Same Tail Word    
台湾táiwānvariant of 台灣
海湾hǎiwānbay; gulf; (Persian) Gulf
港湾gǎngwānnatural harbor; bay serving as harbor
北部湾běibù wānGulf of Tonkin
杭州湾hángzhōu wānHangzhou Bay
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