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

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.

指挥家走上指挥台，全场安静下来。

Zhǐhuījiā zǒu shàng zhǐhuītái, quán chǎng ānjìng xiàlai.

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

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