Chinese word

站名

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàn míng

Meaning

  • nounstation name

Example

请告诉我这个站名怎么念？qǐng gào sù wǒ zhè ge zhàn míng zěn me niàn

Could you tell me how to pronounce the name of this station?

Illustration for 站名 (station name)

More examples

我用手机拍下了站名的照片。wǒ yòng shǒu jī pāi xià le zhàn míng de zhào piān

I took a photo of the station name with my phone.

Core concept

The identifying label that marks one stopping point on a transport network.

Common phrases

  • 站名怎么念zhàn míng zěn me niàn

    how to pronounce the station name

  • 站牌上的站名zhàn pái shàng de zhàn míng

    station name on the sign

  • 站名拼音zhàn míng pīn yīn

    pinyin for the station name

Similar words

车站chē zhàn: A station or stop where trains or buses pick up and drop off passengers.
站台zhàn tái: The platform where passengers get on or off a train.
站牌zhàn pái: A sign at a bus stop that shows its name and other information.

Definition in Chinese

表示某个车站或停靠点的称呼，用于指示位置及报出到站信息。biǎo shì mǒu gè chē zhàn huò tíng kào diǎn de chēng hū yòng yú zhǐ shì wèi zhì jí bào chū dào zhàn xìn xī

Word origin

The compound 站名 (zhànmíng, "station name") joins 站 (zhàn, "station or stop") and 名 (míng, "name") to focus on what the stopping place is called.

Usage tips

  • A route number and a stop's name answer different questions: the route shows which service runs, while the name shows which place it reaches.

Other meanings

  • stop namenoun
  • bus stop namenoun

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