站台

zhàntái

noun HSK 6 #8,845

Meanings

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

Lièchē jíjiāng dàodá zhàntái.

The train is about to arrive at the platform.

Qǐng zài zhàntái shàng děnghòu.

Please wait on the platform.

Zhàntái shàng jǐ mǎn le rén.

The platform was packed with people.

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