Chinese Conversation · Level 27
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Chinese word
进站
Pronunciation
Pinyinjìn zhàn
Meaning
- verbenter the station
Example
火车马上就要进站了。huǒ chē mǎ shàng jiù yào jìn zhàn le
The train is about to enter the station.
More examples
检票完成后，旅客才能进站。jiǎn piào wán chéng hòu lǚ kè cái néng jìn zhàn
Passengers can enter the station only after ticket inspection is complete.
Core concept
Movement from outside into a station area, with attention on the passage inward rather than only the endpoint.
Common phrases
列车进站liè chē jìn zhàn
train arrives at the station
检票后进站jiǎn piào hòu jìn zhàn
enter the station after ticket inspection
乘客进站chéng kè jìn zhàn
passengers enter the station
Similar words
到站dào zhàn: Getting to a station and coming to a stop there.
进入jìn rù: Going from the outside into the inside of a place or area.
抵达dǐ dá: Arriving at a destination after traveling toward it.
Definition in Chinese
表示从站外朝车站方向进入、着重于进入过程的动作，可用于描述列车驶入站台或人步入站区。biǎo shì cóng zhàn wài cháo chē zhàn fāng xiàng jìn rù zhuó zhòng yú jìn rù guò chéng de dòng zuò kě yòng yú miáo shù liè chē shǐ rù zhàn tái huò rén bù rù zhàn qū
Word origin
进 (jìn, "enter") + 站 (zhàn, "station") forms a compound for entering the station area.
Usage tips
- English often treats arrival as the result, while this word highlights movement into the station area itself, especially in transport announcements.
Other meanings
- arrive at the stationverb
Opposites
- 出站chū zhàngo out of the stationverb
Related words
- 进站通道jìn zhàn tōng dàopassage into the stationnoun