平台

平臺

píngtái

noun HSK 6 #7,401

Meanings

1 platform (physical, digital, or figurative)

Characters

platform; stage

A flat stage — a platform, physical or digital.

Examples

这个平台有几百万用户。

Zhège píngtái yǒu jǐbǎiwàn yònghù.

This platform has millions of users.

公司为员工提供了发展平台。

Gōngsī wèi yuángōng tígōng le fāzhǎn píngtái.

The company provides a development platform for employees.

电商平台的竞争越来越激烈。

Diànshāng píngtái de jìngzhēng yuèláiyuè jīliè.

Competition among e-commerce platforms is increasingly fierce.

观景平台上可以看到整个城市。

Guān jǐng píngtái shàng kěyǐ kàndào zhěnggè chéngshì.

You can see the whole city from the observation platform.

Tips

usage

平台 is hugely common in modern Chinese, especially for tech/digital platforms: 社交平台 (social platform), 电商平台 (e-commerce platform), 学习平台 (learning platform). It's also used figuratively: 展示平台 (showcase).

Stroke Order

平 píng

台 tái