Chinese word

站台

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàn tái

Meaning

  • nounplatform

Example

请在站台候车。qǐng zài zhàn tái hòu chē

Please wait on the platform for the train.

Illustration for 站台 (platform)

More examples

列车到站后，乘客从站台上有序下车。liè chē dào zhàn hòu chéng kè cóng zhàn tái shàng yǒu xù xià chē

After the train arrives at the station, passengers get off the train in an orderly manner at the platform.

Core concept

A raised, level edge beside the tracks where passengers wait to board or leave a train.

Common phrases

  • 在站台候车zài zhàn tái hòu chē

    wait on the platform for the train

  • 站台票zhàn tái piào

    platform ticket

  • 站台广播zhàn tái guǎng bō

    platform announcement

Similar words

月台yuè tái: A raised, level area beside the tracks for passengers to board or leave a train.
站zhàn: A station or stop where trains or buses stop, including its buildings and facilities.
候车室hòu chē shì: An indoor room at a station where passengers wait before boarding a train.

Definition in Chinese

设置在车站、靠近轨道的一段高出地面的设施，供乘客候车和上下车辆用。shè zhì zài chē zhàn kào jìn guǐ dào de yí duàn gāo chū dì miàn de shè shī gōng chéng kè hòu chē hé shàng xià chē liàng yòng

Word origin

站台 (zhàntái, "platform") is formed from 站 (zhàn, "stop") and 台 (tái, "raised flat place"), so its structure points to a raised place beside stopped vehicles.

Usage tips

  • In station announcements, this word identifies the boarding area, not the station building as a whole, which helps locate the correct place quickly.

Related words

  • 站台票zhàn tái piàoplatform ticketnoun

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