站台

• 拼音: zhàn tái
• 汉字拆解: 站 = 立 (stand) + 占 (occupy, phonetic); 台 = 厶 (private) + 口 (mouth) or台 as variant

含义

Platform; the raised area at a train or subway station where passengers wait for and board trains.

Primarily refers to railway or subway station platforms. Has developed a figurative meaning in recent years: to publicly support or endorse someone, especially in business or entertainment contexts, similar to 'lending one's platform' to someone.

例句

1. 请各位乘客在黄线内等候，列车即将进站。
2. 他站在站台上目送女儿乘坐的火车渐渐远去。
3. 这位明星为新品发布会站台，现场人气爆棚。

用法指南

语境: transportation, figurative endorsement

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你在几号站台上车？(Which platform do you board from?)
• 很多大牌明星来为这个品牌站台。(Many big-name celebrities came to endorse this brand.)

错误说法

• 我要去站台买东西。(站台 is for trains — use 超市 or 商店 for shopping)

起源与历史

Compound of 站 (to stand, station) and 台 (platform, stage). A modern term that emerged with the development of railway transportation.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal