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平台

píng tái · ping tai

Traditional 平臺

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. platform
  2. terrace
  3. flat-roofed building
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Which platform?

  1. Liangliang

    火车(huǒchē)在(zài)几(jǐ)号(hào)平台(píngtái)？

    Which platform is the train at?

  2. Leon

    票(piào)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)三(sān)号(hào)平台(píngtái)。

    The ticket says platform three.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)下楼(xiàlóu)去(qù)三(sān)号(hào)平台(píngtái)。

    OK, let us go down to platform three.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，这儿(zhèr)是(shì)二(èr)号(hào)平台(píngtái)。

    Wait, this is platform two.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)三(sān)号(hào)平台(píngtái)在(zài)楼上(lóushàng)！

    Then platform three is upstairs!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

安(ān)妮(nī)，妳(nǐ)下(xià)午(wǔ)剩(shèng)下(xià)的(de)時(shí)間(jiān)就(jiù)站(zhàn)在(zài)黑(hēi)板(bǎn)前(qián)的(de)平(píng)台(tái)上(shàng)。

Anne, go and stand on the platform in front of the blackboard for the rest of the afternoon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)缓(huǎn)缓(huǎn)驶(shǐ)入(rù)车(chē)站(zhàn)，停(tíng)靠(kào)在(zài)三(sān)号(hào)平(píng)台(tái)。

The train slowly pulled into the station and stopped at platform three.

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