Chinese word

枢纽

Pronunciation

Pinyinshū niǔ

Meaning

  • nounhub

Example

这个机场是国际航班的枢纽。zhè ge jī chǎng shì guó jì háng bān de shū niǔ

This airport is a hub for international flights.

Illustration for 枢纽 (hub)

More examples

这条铁路把几座城市连成了区域性的枢纽。zhè tiáo tiě lù bǎ jǐ zuò chéng shì lián chéng le qū yù xìng de shū niǔ

This railway linked several cities to form a regional hub.

Core concept

A central node lets separate paths meet, exchange, and continue.

Common phrases

  • 交通枢纽jiāo tōng shū niǔ

    transportation hub

  • 国际枢纽guó jì shū niǔ

    international hub

  • 物流枢纽wù liú shū niǔ

    logistics hub

  • 枢纽功能shū niǔ gōng néng

    hub function

Similar words

中心zhōng xīn: A main place or position around which activities or functions are organized.
核心hé xīn: The essential central part of a matter.
中枢zhōng shū: The central part that keeps an organization or function working and directs the whole.

Definition in Chinese

在交通、信息等系统中，起连接各方向、集散和中转作用的关键中心或节点。zài jiāo tōng xìn xī děng xì tǒng zhōng qǐ lián jiē gè fāng xiàng jí sàn hé zhōng zhuǎn zuò yòng de guān jiàn zhōng xīn huò jié diǎn

Word origin

枢 (shū, "pivot") + 纽 (niǔ, "tie") combine the ideas of a crucial turning point and a link, forming a term for a node that connects and redistributes flows.

Usage tips

  • In formal Chinese, this word often appears in reports about transport, communication, and other large systems rather than in casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • centernoun
  • relay pointnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 枢纽站shū niǔ zhànhub stationnoun

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