指挥台

指揮台

zhǐhuītái

noun #33,620

Measure Word

一座指挥台 zuò

Meanings

1 command post; command platform
2 conductor's podium (in an orchestra)
3 control tower / bridge (general)

Characters

to point; to direct

to wave; to wield

platform; stage

Examples

HSK 4

指挥家走上指挥台，全场安静下来。

Zhǐhuījiā zǒu shàng zhǐhuītái, quánchǎng ānjìng xiàlai.

The conductor stepped onto the podium, and the whole hall fell silent.

HSK 7-9

将军站在指挥台上发号施令。

Jiāngjūn zhàn zài zhǐhuītái shang fāhào-shīlìng.

The general stood on the command post issuing orders.

Tips

usage

指挥 means both 'to command (an army)' and 'to conduct (an orchestra)', so 指挥台 covers both senses: the military command platform AND the orchestral conductor's podium. Context disambiguates.

Stroke Order

指 zhǐ

挥 huī

台 tái