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看台 (kàn tái): Stand / grandstand (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

看台 consists of 2 characters.

to see; to read; to watch; to look at

Word Info

Pinyinkàn tái

Meaningstand / grandstand

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word看台

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3.

How to Use 看台 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 看台 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith座

yí一

zuò座

kàn看

tái台

neutral

a stand

Noun + Nounwith座位

kàn看

tái台

zuò座

wèi位

Noun + Locativewith上

kàn看

tái台

shàng上

neutral

on the stands

Adjective + Nounwith主

zhǔ主

kàn看

tái台

neutral

main stand

Verb + Objectwith登上

dēng登

shàng上

kàn看

tái台

4.

Example Sentences with 看台

wǒ我

men们

zài在

kàn看

tái台

kàn看

bǐ比

neutral

stand seats

neutral

go up to the stands

sài

赛

。

We watch the game from the stands.

wèi为

le了

huò获

dé得

zuì最

jiā佳

shì视

yě野

，

wǒ我

men们

tí提

qián前

yù预

dìng订

le了

qián前

pái排

de的

kàn看

tái台

zuò座

wèi位

。

To get the best view, we booked front-row grandstand seats in advance.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

cóng从

nà那

ge个

kàn看

tái台

néng能

qīng清

chǔ楚

dì地

kàn看

dào到

wǔ舞

tái台

shàng上

de的

biǎo表

yǎn演

ma吗

？

Are you sure you can see the performance on stage clearly from that stand?

tǐ体

yù育

chǎng场

de的

kàn看

tái台

shàng上

zuò坐

mǎn满

le了

rè热

qíng情

de的

guān观

zhòng众

。

The stands of the stadium are filled with enthusiastic spectators.

yóu由

yú于

shī施

gōng工

，

tǐ体

yù育

chǎng场

xī西

cè侧

de的

kàn看

tái台

zàn暂

shí时

bú不

duì对

gōng公

zhòng众

kāi开

fàng放

。

Due to construction, the grandstand on the west side of the stadium is temporarily closed to the public.

suī虽

rán然

wǒ我

men们

zuò坐

zài在

zuì最

gāo高

de的

kàn看

tái台

shàng上

，

dàn但

xiàn现

chǎng场

rè热

liè烈

de的

qì气

fēn氛

yī依

rán然

gǎn感

rǎn染

le了

wǒ我

men们

。

Although we were sitting in the highest stand, the enthusiastic atmosphere of the venue still moved us.

cóng从

kàn看

tái台

wàng望

qù去

，

zhěng整

gè个

sài赛

chǎng场

de的

jī激

liè烈

jué角

zhú逐

jìn尽

shōu收

yǎn眼

dǐ底

。

From the stands, the intense competition across the entire field is clearly visible.

kuài快

kàn看

，

kàn看

tái台

shàng上

yǒu有

rén人

jǔ举

zhe着

wǒ我

men们

zhī支

chí持

de的

qiú球

duì队

de的

jù巨

xíng型

héng横

fú幅

！

Look! Someone in the grandstand is holding a giant banner for the team we support!

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