Definition
站台 (zhàntái) specifically means a railway platform — the raised area where passengers board trains. It is different from 台 (tái), a general word for a platform or stage, and from 平台 (píngtái), which refers to digital platforms or a physical terrace. Unlike 站 (zhàn, 'station'), 站台 is the platform within a station.
noun
platform (at a railway station)
Examples
- 站台。Wǒ zài zhàn tái shàng děng huǒchē.I'm waiting for the train on the platform.
- 站台。Qǐng dào sān hào zhàn tái shàng chē.Please go to platform 3 to board the train.
- 站台。zhàn tái shàng yǒu hěn duō rén zài děng chē.There are many people waiting on the platform.
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