PST stands for Pacific Standard Time. It is the winter clock used on the west coast of North America — places such as California, Washington, and parts of western Canada. It sits eight hours behind UTC, the world’s base clock.

PST stands for Pacific Standard TimePST代表Pacific Standard Time(太平洋標準時間)。It is the winter clock used on the west coast of North America這是北美西岸冬天用的時間 — places such as California, Washington, and parts of western Canada像加州、華盛頓州,還有加拿大西部一些地方。It sits eight hours behind UTC, the world's base clock比世界的基準時間UTC慢八小時。

In the warmer months those same places usually switch to PDT, Pacific Daylight Time, which is one hour ahead of PST.

In the warmer months到了比較暖的月份, those same places usually switch to PDT, Pacific Daylight Time這些地方通常會改用PDT(太平洋日光節約時間), which is one hour ahead of PST比PST快一小時。

When someone in Taipei says “Let’s meet at 9 a.m. PST,” they mean 9 a.m. on that west-coast clock, not 9 a.m. in Taiwan.

When someone in Taipei says "Let's meet at 9 a.m.當台北有人說「Let's meet at 9 a.m. PST," they mean 9 a.m. on that west-coast clockPST」時,他們指的是西岸時間的早上九點, not 9 a.m. in Taiwan不是台灣時間的早上九點。

Taiwan does not use PST. Though actually, people still write PST in emails even in summer, which is a bit sloppy; strictly, summer there is PDT.

Taiwan does not use PST台灣不使用PST。Though actually不過其實, people still write PST in emails even in summer有些人夏天寫信還是照樣寫PST, which is a bit sloppy這樣其實不太精確; strictly, summer there is PDT嚴格說起來,當地夏天應該是PDT。