Chinese word

始发站

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǐ fā zhàn

Meaning

  • nounstarting station

Example

这趟列车的始发站是北京。zhè tàng liè chē de shǐ fā zhàn shì běi jīng

This train's starting station is Beijing.

Illustration for 始发站 (starting station)

More examples

请在始发站提前检票。qǐng zài shǐ fā zhàn tí qián jiǎn piào

Please have your ticket checked early at the starting station.

Core concept

The station that marks a train's own launch point and gives its service a fixed origin.

Common phrases

  • 始发站附近shǐ fā zhàn fù jìn

    near the starting station

  • 始发站出发时间shǐ fā zhàn chū fā shí jiān

    departure time from the starting station

  • 从始发站上车cóng shǐ fā zhàn shàng chē

    board at the starting station

Similar words

出发站chū fā zhàn: A station or place where a train or bus starts a trip.
发车站fā chē zhàn: The station or platform from which a train departs.
起点站qí diǎn zhàn: The station marking the beginning of a route or travel section.

Definition in Chinese

指某趟列车的运行起点，即该趟列车最初从此站发车并作为车次始发地的车站。zhǐ mǒu tàng liè chē de yùn xíng qí diǎn jí gāi tàng liè chē zuì chū cóng cǐ zhàn fā chē bìng zuò wéi chē cì shǐ fā dì de chē zhàn

Word origin

始 (shǐ, "begin") + 发 (fā, "set off") + 站 (zhàn, "station") forms a compound for the station where a train service begins its run.

Usage tips

  • On a timetable, this label identifies the train's scheduled origin, which may differ from the station where a passenger boards it.

Other meanings

  • starting pointnoun

Related words

  • 始发时刻shǐ fā shí kèdeparture timenoun

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