WordTaiwan frequency #6,326
台斤
ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
“Taiwanese catty; a traditional unit of weight used in Taiwan, equal to 600 grams; equivalent to 16 Taiwanese taels.”
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台
ㄊㄞˊ
Taiwan (abbr.); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; classifier for vehicles or machines; desk; table; counter; surname; you (in letters); archaic pronoun for 'I'; archaic interrogative pronoun.
斤
ㄐㄧㄣ
A unit of weight, often called a catty; in mainland China, 500g; in Taiwan, 600g; also refers to an axe or a radical in Chinese dictionaries.
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- 公斤ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣkilogram (kg); a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams.
- 台中市ㄊㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕˋTaichung City; a major city in central Taiwan; known for its cultural sites and technology industry.
- 台幣ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄧˋNew Taiwan dollar; the official currency of Taiwan; used to refer to money in everyday speech
- 台商ㄊㄞˊ ㄕㄤTaiwanese businessperson or company, especially one operating overseas, often in mainland China.
- 台電ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋTaiwan Power Company; state-owned electric utility in Taiwan responsible for power generation, transmission, and distribution.
- 台鐵ㄊㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇTaiwan Railway; the state-owned conventional railway system in Taiwan
- 台獨ㄊㄞˊ ㄉㄨˊTaiwan independence; advocacy for Taiwan to become a sovereign state separate from mainland China
- 台股ㄊㄞˊ ㄍㄨˇTaiwan stock market; shares traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
- 台塑ㄊㄞˊ ㄙㄨˋTaiwan's largest petrochemical company; a major plastics and chemical manufacturer in Taiwan.
- 下台ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄞˊto step down from a platform; to leave the stage; to be removed from office; to lose power; to exit gracefully
- 返台ㄈㄢˇ ㄊㄞˊto return to Taiwan; to go back to Taiwan (especially from abroad or mainland China).
- 台積ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC); world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry; produces chips for Apple, Nvidia, and other major tech firms.