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站台

zhàn tái · zhan tai

Traditional 站臺

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. platform (at a railway station)
  2. (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate)
  3. (Tw) website
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Wrong platform

  1. Dengdeng

    地铁(dìtiě)站台(zhàntái)上(shàng)人(rén)真(zhēn)多(duō)。

    There are so many people on the subway platform.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)几号(jǐhào)站台(zhàntái)上车(shàngchē)？

    Which platform do we board at?

  3. Dengdeng

    三号(sānhào)站台(zhàntái)，你看(nǐkàn)，那边(nàbian)写着(xiězhe)。

    Platform three. Look, it says so over there.

  4. Liangliang

    站台上(zhàntáishàng)有点(yǒudiǎn)冷(lěng)，车(chē)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)不(bù)来(lái)？

    It's a bit cold on the platform. Why isn't the train here yet?

  5. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，这个(zhège)站台(zhàntái)是(shì)去(qù)南边(nánbian)的(de)！

    Wait, this platform goes south!

  6. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)要(yào)去(qù)北边(běibiān)，快(kuài)去(qù)对面(duìmiàn)的(de)站台(zhàntái)！

    We need to go north. Quick, go to the platform opposite!

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2 examples
01

列(liè)车(chē)将(jiāng)停(tíng)靠(kào)在(zài)5号(hào)站(zhàn)台(tái)。

The train arrives at platform number 5.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by MrShoval · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

乘(chéng)客(kè)们(men)站(zhàn)在(zài)站(zhàn)台(tái)上(shàng)等(děng)待(dài)火(huǒ)车(chē)进(jìn)站(zhàn)。

The passengers stood on the platform waiting for the train to arrive.

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