zaam6 toi4站臺站台
Jyutpingzaam6 toi4
Yalejaahm tòih
Definition
Railway platform.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
Most Hong Kongers actually use the English loanword 月台 when referring to train platforms. While 站臺 is understood due to its use in written Chinese and mainland media, it sounds distinctly unnatural in daily Cantonese conversation.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Which platform are you boarding at?
Related words
Common mistake
Using 站臺 in a casual conversation about the MTR will make you sound like you are reading from a formal announcement or a textbook. Always prefer 月台 for local transport contexts.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
