转台

轉台
zhuàntái / zhuǎntái
noun #15,849

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 revolving stage
  2. 2 turntable
  3. 3 lazy Susan (on a round dining table)

Examples

HSK 5
Zhège jùchǎng yǒu yí ge dà zhuàntái.
This theatre has a large revolving stage.
HSK 7-9
Yuánzhuō zhōngjiān de zhuàntái fāngbiàn dàjiā jiā cài.
The turntable in the middle of the round table makes it easy for everyone to reach the dishes.
HSK 7-9
Gōngchǎng yòng zhuàntái bǎ língjiàn sòngdào xià yí dào gōngxù.
The factory uses a turntable to move parts to the next stage of the process.

Tips

mistakes
Fourth tone is to spin in place, so 转台 is a stage or table that turns. Third tone is to change over, which gives 转台, to switch TV channels.
culture
At a banquet the 转台 is the glass disc in the middle of the round table. You turn it to bring a dish round to you instead of reaching across, and you wait until whoever is serving has finished before spinning it.

Stroke Order

zhuǎn
tái