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title: "Diantai Meaning: 电台 (diàntái) Means “radio station”"
description: "电台 (traditional 電臺, diàntái) means “radio station”. Hear its tones, see what 电 and 台 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 电台 mean?

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电台 diàntái

## radio station

## It can also mean

- transceiver

## Its characters

1. 电 diàn electricity
2. 台 tái station (radio, TV)

## In a sentence

我开车的时候喜欢听电台。 I like listening to the radio station when I drive.

我又给**电台**打了电话，工作人员很客气地解释说，主持人已经退休，这个节目正式结束了。

From [爷爷的收音机 · Grandpa's radio](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandpas-radio#library-word-225-227)

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## More words with 电 or 台

- [充电 chōngdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongdian)
- [出台 chūtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chutai)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [电池 diànchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianchi)
- [电动 diàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandong)
- [电动车 diàndòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandongche)
- [电话 diànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianhua)
- [电力 diànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianli)
- [电脑 diànnǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diannao)
- [电器 diànqì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianqi)

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