Definition
看台 (kàntái) is a platform or stand specifically for spectators to watch an event, like a sports game or performance. It differs from the general 台 (tái, any platform/stage), the broader 平台 (píngtái, which also means digital platform), and 站台 (zhàntái, a railway platform).
noun
grandstandviewing platformterrace
Examples
- ，看台。Bǐsài kāishǐ qián, guānzhòng yǐjīng zuò mǎn le kàn tái.Before the game started, the audience had already filled the grandstand.
- 看台，。Zhège jiànzhù dǐngcéng yǒu yí gè lùtiān kàn tái, kěyǐ kàndào hǎijǐng.There is an open-air viewing platform on the top floor of this building, where you can see the sea view.
- 看台。Tǐyùchǎng xīn kuòjiàn de kàn tái néng róngnà wǔ wàn míng guānzhòng.The newly expanded grandstand of the stadium can accommodate fifty thousand spectators.
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