平台

平臺
píngtái
noun HSK 6 #7,401

Meanings

  1. 1 platform (physical, digital, or figurative)

Characters

A flat stage - a platform, physical or digital.

Examples

HSK 4
Gōngsī wèi yuángōng tígōng le fāzhǎn píngtái.
The company provides a development platform for employees.
HSK 5
Zhège píngtái yǒu jǐbǎiwàn yònghù.
This platform has millions of users.
HSK 7-9
Diànshāng píngtái de jìngzhēng yuèláiyuè jīliè.
Competition among e-commerce platforms is increasingly fierce.

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

píng
tái