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抬

tái

to lift; to carry

Two people lifting a box
Memory picture

Character

抬 tái

Strokes
8
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 台 platform
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他抬桌子。 Tā tái zhuōzi. He lifts the table.
  • 我抬箱子。 Wǒ tái xiāngzi. I lift the box.
  • 请抬一下。 Qǐng tái yíxià. Please lift it for a moment.

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