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

Zhège píng tái yǒu jǐ bǎi wàn yònghù.
This platform has millions of users.
Gōngsī wèi yuángōng tígōng le fāzhǎn píng tái.
The company provides a development platform for employees.
Diànshāng píng tái de jìngzhēng yuè lái yuè jīliè.
Competition among e-commerce platforms is increasingly fierce.
Guān jǐng píng tái shàng kěyǐ kàn dào 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), 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