Chinese Conversation · Level 58
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Chinese word
过站不停
Pronunciation
Pinyinguò zhàn bù tíng
Meaning
- verbnot stop at stations
Example
这趟快车过站不停，只在终点停靠。zhè tàng kuài chē guò zhàn bù tíng zhǐ zài zhōng diǎn tíng kào
This express train does not stop at stations and stops only at the terminal.
More examples
直达列车过站不停，旅客需在终点下车。zhí dá liè chē guò zhàn bù tíng lǚ kè xū zài zhōng diǎn xià chē
The direct train does not stop at stations, so passengers must get off at the terminal.
Core concept
A service keeps moving through intermediate stations and serves only selected points along the line.
Common phrases
快车过站不停kuài chē guò zhàn bù tíng
express train does not stop at stations
列车过站不停liè chē guò zhàn bù tíng
train does not stop at stations
直达列车过站不停zhí dá liè chē guò zhàn bù tíng
direct train does not stop at stations
Similar words
直达zhí dá: Going directly to the destination without stopping at intermediate stations.
不停bù tíng: Continuing along a route without stopping.
停靠tíng kào: Stopping at a station or other place during a journey.
经过jīng guò: Passing through or by a place along a route.
Definition in Chinese
车辆经过某一站点时不停车，乘客不能在该站上下车，通常用于快车或直达列车。chē liàng jīng guò mǒu yí zhàn diǎn shí bù tíng chē chéng kè bù néng zài gāi zhàn shàng xià chē tōng cháng yòng yú kuài chē huò zhí dá liè chē
Word origin
The compound joins 过 (guò, "pass") and 站 (zhàn, "station") with 不停 (bùtíng, "not stop") to describe a vehicle that goes past a station without pausing.
Usage tips
- In a timetable, this phrase can explain why a familiar station is on the route but absent from the stops for one particular train.
Opposites
- 停靠tíng kàostop at a stationverb
Related words
- 过站guò zhànpass through a stationverb