Chinese word

航站楼

Pronunciation

Pinyinháng zhàn lóu

Meaning

  • nounterminal building

Example

我在航站楼门口等你。wǒ zài háng zhàn lóu mén kǒu děng nǐ

I'm waiting for you at the entrance to the terminal building.

Illustration for 航站楼 (terminal building)

More examples

我在航站楼到达厅等着接人。wǒ zài háng zhàn lóu dào dá tīng děng zhe jiē rén

I'm waiting in the terminal building's arrivals hall to pick someone up.

Core concept

A passenger gateway at an airport, linking check-in and baggage handling with security, waiting, and boarding.

Common phrases

  • 航站楼门口háng zhàn lóu mén kǒu

    terminal building entrance

  • 航站楼出发厅háng zhàn lóu chū fā tīng

    terminal building departure hall

  • 航站楼到达厅háng zhàn lóu dào dá tīng

    terminal building arrivals hall

Similar words

机场jī chǎng: The whole airport area, including its runways, passenger buildings, and flight operations.
登机口dēng jī kǒu: The gate or entrance where passengers go to board a plane.

Definition in Chinese

机场供旅客办理值机、安检、托运、候机和登机等手续的建筑或楼群。jī chǎng gōng lǚ kè bàn lǐ zhí jī ān jiǎn tuō yùn hòu jī hé dēng jī děng shǒu xù de jiàn zhù huò lóu qún

Word origin

航 (háng, "aviation") + 站 (zhàn, "station") + 楼 (lóu, "building") forms a transparent compound for the airport building serving passengers.

Usage tips

  • At a large airport, giving the building number along with the airport name makes a meeting place more precise when several passenger buildings share one airport.

Related words

  • 国际航站楼guó jì háng zhàn lóuinternational terminal buildingnoun
  • 国内航站楼guó nèi háng zhàn lóudomestic terminal buildingnoun

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