Meaning of 平台
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- platform
- terrace
- flat-roofed building
How to use 平台
平台 is used for physical platforms and terraces, but in modern Chinese it very often means a digital or business platform, like a shopping site or social media service. Example: 这个平台有很多用户。(Zhège píngtái yǒu hěn duō yònghù.) This platform has a lot of users.
平 (píng) means flat or level, and 台 (tái) means a raised stand or stage. A flat raised stand is a platform, whether it is a terrace on a building or a website where people gather.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 平台 for a train station platform, but that is usually 站台 (zhàntái) or 月台 (yuètái). Also keep both syllables in second tone: píngtái, not píngtài.
平台 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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平 píng · flat · 5 strokes
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台 tái · you · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 平台.
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial |
| 平常 | píngcháng | ordinary; common |
| 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily; in normal times |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 平安 | píng'ān | safe and sound; well |
| 平等 | píngděng | equal; equality |
| 一路平安 | yīlù-píng'ān | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |
| 和平 | hépíng | peace; peaceful |
| 舞台 | wǔtái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 电台 | diàntái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
| 平静 | píngjìng | calm; tranquil; serene |
Questions about 平台
What does 平台 mean?
平台 (píngtái) means "platform; terrace" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 平台?
平台 is made of 2 characters: 平 (5 strokes), 台 (5 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 平台 an HSK word?
Yes. 平台 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 平台 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 平台 is written 平臺.
How do you say online platform in Chinese?
You can say 网络平台 (wǎngluò píngtái) or 线上平台 (xiànshàng píngtái). In everyday speech, people often just say 平台 when the context is clearly the internet.
What measure word goes with 平台?
The most common measure word is 个 (gè), as in 一个平台 (yí ge píngtái). For a physical terrace, 座 (zuò) is also possible.