Chinese word

中转站

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōng zhuǎn zhàn

Meaning

  • nountransfer station

Example

我在中转站等下一班车。wǒ zài zhōng zhuǎn zhàn děng xià yì bān chē

I am waiting at the transfer station for the next service.

Illustration for 中转站 (transfer station)

More examples

我们在中转站换乘去机场的班车。wǒ men zài zhōng zhuǎn zhàn huàn chéng qù jī chǎng de bān chē

We change to the airport shuttle at the transfer station.

Core concept

A handoff point in a journey, linking the end of one ride to the beginning of the next.

Common phrases

  • 在中转站等车zài zhōng zhuǎn zhàn děng chē

    wait for a bus at the transfer station

  • 在中转站换乘zài zhōng zhuǎn zhàn huàn chéng

    transfer at the transfer station

  • 中转站附近zhōng zhuǎn zhàn fù jìn

    near the transfer station

Similar words

换乘站huàn chéng zhàn: A transport station or stop for changing from one line or service to another.
转车站zhuǎn chē zhàn: A conversational term for a station or stop where a passenger changes to a different vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

指作为旅程中换乘节点的车站或停靠点，乘客在此从一条线路或交通工具换到另一条以继续行程。zhǐ zuò wéi lǚ chéng zhōng huàn chéng jié diǎn de chē zhàn huò tíng kào diǎn chéng kè zài cǐ cóng yì tiáo xiàn lù huò jiāo tōng gōng jù huàn dào lìng yì tiáo yǐ jì xù xíng chéng

Word origin

中 (zhōng, "middle") + 转 (zhuǎn, "change or transfer") + 站 (zhàn, "station") describes a station positioned between two parts of a trip.

Usage tips

  • Route information in Chinese often treats this kind of place as a named node between origin and destination, making it useful to recognize when reading signs or transport apps.

Other meanings

  • transfer pointnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 中转zhōng zhuǎntransferverb
  • 中转航班zhōng zhuǎn háng bānconnecting flightnoun
  • 中转服务zhōng zhuǎn fú wùtransfer servicenoun

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