Chinese phrase
每隔〜分钟一班 měi gé 〜 fēn zhōng yì bān
Meaning
a train every ___ minutes
When to use it
Says a train service arrives every set number of minutes. It gives the regular gap between trains and is common in questions and timetable information.
Example dialogue
请问这趟地铁每隔 5 分钟一班吗？ qǐng wèn zhè tàng dì tiě měi gé 5 fēn zhōng yì bān ma
Excuse me, does this subway run every 5 minutes?
是的，不过高峰期会更频繁。 shì de bú guò gāo fēng qī huì gèng pín fán
Yes, but it runs more frequently during rush hour.