Chinese word

出租车站

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū zū chē zhàn

Meaning

  • nountaxi stand

Example

我们在出租车站等了半个小时。wǒ men zài chū zū chē zhàn děng le bàn gè xiǎo shí

We waited at the taxi stand for half an hour.

Illustration for 出租车站 (taxi stand)

More examples

请在出租车站排队上车。qǐng zài chū zū chē zhàn pái duì shàng chē

Please line up at the taxi stand to get in.

Core concept

A marked roadside place where hired cars wait and passengers get in or out.

Common phrases

  • 在出租车站等车zài chū zū chē zhàn děng chē

    wait for a taxi at the taxi stand

  • 去出租车站qù chū zū chē zhàn

    go to the taxi stand

  • 在出租车站上车zài chū zū chē zhàn shàng chē

    get in at the taxi stand

Similar words

出租车停靠点chū zū chē tíng kào diǎn: A designated point where taxis stop briefly to pick up passengers.
上车点shàng chē diǎn: A designated place where people gather to board a vehicle.
乘车点chéng chē diǎn: A place used for boarding a vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

出租车供乘客上、下车并短暂停靠的站点，通常有标识或停车位供司机等待。chū zū chē gōng chéng kè shàng xià chē bìng duǎn zàn tíng kào de zhàn diǎn tōng cháng yǒu biāo shí huò tíng chē wèi gōng sī jī děng dài

Word origin

出租车 (chūzūchē, "taxi") + 站 (zhàn, "stop or station") forms a compound for a designated place where taxis serve passengers.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often picture a station as a building, but this Chinese word can refer to an outdoor point with only a sign or marked spaces.

Other meanings

  • taxi stopnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 出租车chū zū chētaxinoun
  • 出租车司机chū zū chē sī jītaxi drivernoun
  • 出租车费chū zū chē fèitaxi farenoun

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