站台

zhàntái

noun HSK 6 #8,845

Meanings

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

HSK 4

列车即将到达站台。

Lièchē jíjiāng dàodá zhàntái.

The train is about to arrive at the platform.

HSK 5

站台上挤满了人。

Zhàntái shàng jǐmǎn le rén.

The platform was packed with people.

HSK 7-9

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