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台湾

Tái wān

2-character word Traditional 臺灣

What 台湾 means

1. Taiwan

Other readings

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

• Tái wānvariant of {台湾|Tái wān}

The characters in 台湾

• 台tái(classical) you (in letters); variant of 台
• 湾wānbay; gulf; to cast anchor

Example sentences

• 我是台湾人。
  I am Taiwanese.
• 保卫台湾 ！
  Defend Taiwan!
• 台湾能帮助。
  Taiwan can help.
• 台湾不是泰国。
  Táiwān bù shì Tàiguó.
  Taiwan is not Thailand.
• 泰国不是台湾。
  Thailand is not Taiwan.
• 世界依赖台湾。
  The world depends on Taiwan.

Words starting with 台湾

• 台湾海峡Tái wān Hǎi xiáTaiwan Strait
• 台湾省Tái wān shěngTaiwan province (PRC term)
• 台湾话Tái wān huàTaiwanese Hokkien
• 台湾岛Tái wān DǎoTaiwan Island
• 台湾大学Tái wān Dà xuéNational Taiwan University; abbr. to 台大
• 台湾关系法Tái wān Guān xì fǎTaiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)
• 台湾土狗Tái wān tǔ gǒuFormosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
• 台湾画眉Tái wān huà méi(bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)
• 台湾黄山雀Tái wān huáng shān què(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
• 台湾酒红朱雀Tái wān jiǔ hóng zhū què(bird species of China) Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)
• 台湾叶鼻蝠Tái wān yè bí fúFormosan leaf-nosed bat
• 台湾戴菊Tái wān dài jú(bird species of China) flamecrest (Regulus goodfellowi)
• 台湾短翅莺Tái wān duǎn chì yīng(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
• 台湾拟啄木鸟Tái wān nǐ zhuó mù niǎo(bird species of China) Taiwan barbet (Psilopogon nuchalis)
• 台湾蓝鹊Tái wān lán què(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
• 台湾山鹧鸪Tái wān shān zhè gū(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
• 台湾紫啸鸫Tái wān zǐ xiào dōng(bird species of China) Taiwan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis)
• 台湾鹎Tái wān bēi(bird species of China) Styan's bulbul; Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus taivanus)
• 台湾林鸲Tái wān lín qú(bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
• 台湾雀鹛Tái wān què méi(bird species of China) grey-cheeked fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia)
• 台湾鹪鹛Tái wān jiāo méi(bird species of China) Taiwan cupwing; Taiwan wren-babbler (Pnoepyga formosana)
• 台湾斑翅鹛Tái wān bān chì méi(bird species of China) Taiwan barwing (Actinodura morrisoniana)
• 台湾棕噪鹛Tái wān zōng zào méi(bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus)
• 台湾白喉噪鹛Tái wān bái hóu zào méi(bird species of China) rufous-crowned laughingthrush (Pterorhinus ruficeps)

Words containing 台湾

• 国务院台湾事务办公室Guó wù yuàn Tái wān Shì wù Bàn gōng shìTaiwan Affairs Office