---
title: "Zhantai Meaning: 站台 (zhàntái) Means “platform”"
description: "站台 (traditional 站臺, zhàntái) means “platform (at a station)”. Hear its tones, see what 站 and 台 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhantai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 站台 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

站台 zhàntái

## platform (at a station)

## It can also mean

- (coll.) to show support for (at an event)

## Its characters

1. 站 zhàn station
2. 台 tái platform

## In a sentence

我在站台上等你。 I'll wait for you on the platform.

奶奶说，那天在**站台**上，爷爷一看见她，脸一下子就红了。

From [1985年的信 · The letter from grandpa: a Chinese short story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-letter-from-grandpa-chinese-short-story#library-word-525-527)

[More about 站台](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AB%99%E5%8F%B0)

## More words with 站 or 台

- [车站 chēzhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhan)
- [出台 chūtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chutai)
- [电视台 diànshìtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianshitai)
- [电台 diàntái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantai)
- [柜台 guìtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guitai)
- [后台 hòutái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houtai)
- [加油站 jiāyóuzhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiayouzhan)
- [平台 píngtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingtai)
- [前台 qiántái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiantai)
- [上台 shàngtái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangtai)

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