站台

zhàntái

noun HSK 6 #8,845

Meanings

Station platform — where you stand to wait for a train.

列车即将到达站台。

Lièchē jíjiāng dàodá zhàntái.

The train is about to arrive at the platform.

请在站台上等候。

Qǐng zài zhàntái shàngděng hòu.

Please wait on the platform.

站台上挤满了人。

Zhàntái shàng jǐmǎn le rén.

The platform was packed with people.

他在站台上向我挥手告别。

Tā zài zhàntái shàng xiàng wǒ huīshǒu gàobié.

He waved goodbye to me from the platform.

usage

站台 specifically refers to a raised platform at a train/subway station. For bus stops, use 站 (zhàn) or 公交站 (gōngjiāo zhàn), not 站台.

站 zhàn

台 tái