Chinese word

经停

Pronunciation

Pinyinjīng tíng

Meaning

  • verbstop at

Example

火车在南京经停两分钟后继续开。huǒ chē zài nán jīng jīng tíng liǎng fēn zhōng hòu jì xù kāi

The train stops at Nanjing for two minutes before continuing.

Illustration for 经停 (stop at)

More examples

火车在南京站经停后，乘客可以上下车。huǒ chē zài nán jīng zhàn jīng tíng hòu chéng kè ké yǐ shàng xià chē

After the train stops at Nanjing Station, passengers can get on and off.

Core concept

A planned pause along the way that keeps a journey going rather than ending it.

Common phrases

  • 火车经停南京站huǒ chē jīng tíng nán jīng zhàn

    train stops at Nanjing Station

  • 航班经停香港háng bān jīng tíng xiāng gǎng

    flight stops at Hong Kong

Similar words

停车tíng chē: A vehicle comes to a stop.
停靠tíng kào: Stop at a designated place, such as a station or dock.
停站tíng zhàn: Stop at a station or bus stop as part of a route.

Definition in Chinese

指按照既定线路在中途某点短时间停留，不等于终点停靠或长时间停留。zhǐ àn zhào jì dìng xiàn lù zài zhōng tú mǒu diǎn duǎn shí jiān tíng liú bù děng yú zhōng diǎn tíng kào huò cháng shí jiān tíng liú

Word origin

经停 (jīngtíng, "stop at") is a literal combination of 经 (jīng, "pass through") and 停 (tíng, "stop"), giving the travel term its intermediate-stop meaning.

Usage tips

  • Spotting 经停 (jīngtíng, "stop at") in a timetable can explain why a journey takes longer than a direct service, even when no transfer is involved.

Other meanings

  • stop byverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 经停站jīng tíng zhànintermediate stopnoun

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