平台 (píng tái) — (digital) platform, e.g., social media, computing, marketplace; (physical) platform, terrace, stage
Definition
平台 is a modern noun covering both a physical platform/stage and a digital or figurative platform (e.g. e-commerce, social media). Unlike 站台 (only a train platform) or 舞台 (a performance stage), 平台 ranges across all of these uses.
noun
(digital) platforme.g.social mediacomputingmarketplace(physical) platformterracestage
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 平台。Wǒ men zài píng tái shàng děng chē.We are waiting for the train on the platform.
- 平台平台。Zhè ge píng tái tí gōng hěn duō yòng hù zài píng tái shàng jiāo liú.Many users communicate on this platform.
- 平台。Yǎn yuán zhàn zài píng tái shàng biǎo yǎn.The actor is performing on the stage.
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