Chinese word

到站

Pronunciation

Pinyindào zhàn

Meaning

  • verbarrive at the station

Example

火车快要到站了。huǒ chē kuài yào dào zhàn le

The train is about to arrive at the station.

Illustration for 到站 (arrive at the station)

More examples

列车已经到站，请乘客有序下车。liè chē yǐ jīng dào zhàn qǐng chéng kè yǒu xù xià chē

The train has already arrived at the station; passengers, please get off in an orderly manner.

Core concept

A bus or train reaches its planned stopping point and pauses there.

Common phrases

  • 到站了dào zhàn le

    has arrived at the station

  • 列车到站liè chē dào zhàn

    train arrives at the station

  • 到站时间dào zhàn shí jiān

    arrival time

Similar words

到达dào dá: Arrive at a place or destination.
进站jìn zhàn: Move into a station in a train, bus, or other vehicle.
下车xià chē: Get off a train, bus, or other vehicle.

Definition in Chinese

指（火车、公交等）到达预定的停靠站并停止，常用于报站或提示乘客下车的场合。zhǐ huǒ chē gōng jiāo děng dào dá yù dìng de tíng kào zhàn bìng tíng zhǐ cháng yòng yú bào zhàn huò tí shì chéng kè xià chē de chǎng hé

Word origin

到 (dào, "reach") + 站 (zhàn, "station") forms a transport term for reaching a station as the vehicle stops there.

Usage tips

  • The vehicle is often the subject in announcements, but a passenger can say 我到站了 (wǒ dào zhàn le, "I have arrived at my stop") when it is time to get off.

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