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台式

tái shì

2-character word

What 台式 means

1. (of an appliance) tabletop model
2. (of a computer) desktop model

Other readings

台式 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Tái shìTaiwanese-style

The characters in 台式

• 台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 台
• 式shìtype; form; pattern

Example sentences

• 笔记本电脑比台式电脑好。
  A laptop is better than a desktop.

Words starting with 台式

• 台式机tái shì jīdesktop computer
• 台式电脑tái shì diàn nǎodesktop computer

Sounds the same

Read tái shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 台视abbr. for 台湾电视公司, Taiwan Television (TTV)