Chinese word

加油站

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā yóu zhàn

Meaning

  • noungas station

Example

我们在加油站等你。wǒ men zài jiā yóu zhàn děng nǐ

We are waiting for you at the gas station.

Illustration for 加油站 (gas station)

More examples

我在加油站付了钱就离开了。wǒ zài jiā yóu zhàn fù le qián jiù lí kāi le

I paid at the gas station and left right away.

Core concept

A roadside place where vehicles receive fuel and people pay for it.

Common phrases

  • 到加油站加油dào jiā yóu zhàn jiā yóu

    go to a gas station to refuel

  • 加油站附近jiā yóu zhàn fù jìn

    close to a gas station

  • 在加油站排队zài jiā yóu zhàn pái duì

    queue at a gas station

Similar words

汽油站qì yóu zhàn: A station for putting gasoline into vehicles.
加气站jiā qì zhàn: A station for filling vehicles with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.

Definition in Chinese

供车辆加注燃料的场所，通常设有加油泵、收银台和便利店。gōng chē liàng jiā zhù rán liào de cháng suǒ tōng cháng shè yǒu jiā yóu bèng shōu yín tái hé biàn lì diàn

Word origin

加 (jiā, "add") + 油 (yóu, "fuel") + 站 (zhàn, "station") forms the name for a place where vehicles have fuel added.

Usage tips

  • Numbers such as 92 and 95 on fuel signs identify gasoline grades, not prices, which is useful when reading road signs in China.

Opposites

  • 充电站chōng diàn zhànelectric vehicle charging stationnoun

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