站台 zhàntái platform (at a railway station)
platform (at a railway station); (Taiwan) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate); (Taiwan) website
How to remember 站台: 站 stand + 台 platform = platform (at a railway station).
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How it is used
- A railway/subway platform - 在站台上等车 (zài zhàntái shàng děng chē) wait on the platform.
- 台 = platform. Distinct from 车站 (chēzhàn, the station as a whole) and 月台 (yuètái, a synonym for platform). This is where you stand to board.