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车站 (chē zhàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

车站 (chē zhàn) is a Chinese word: station. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 车站

名 míng noun

station

我在车站等你。

wǒ zài chē zhàn děng nǐ

I'm waiting for you at the station.

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Word breakdown

车 chē — vehicle

Words with this character (36)
  • 1 出租车 chū zū chē — taxi HSK 1
    • 出 out, outbound (suggesting availability for hire)
    • 租 rent, hire (the core rental service concept)
    • 车 vehicle, car (specifies it's a vehicle)
    Example

    我坐出租车去机场。

    wǒ zuò chū zū chē qù jī chǎng

    I take a taxi to the airport.

  • 2 开车 kāi chē — to drive HSK 1
    • 开 to operate, to start
    • 车 vehicle, car
    Example

    我爸爸每天开车上班。

    wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān

    My dad drives to work every day.

  • 3 火车 huǒ chē — train HSK 1
    • 火 fire (referring to steam/fire power that historically propelled trains)
    • 车 vehicle (wheeled transportation)
    Example

    我每天坐火车上班。

    wǒ měi tiān zuò huǒ chē shàng bān

    I take the train to work every day.

  • 4 公交车 gōng jiāo chē — bus HSK 2
    • 公 public
    • 交 transport/traffic
    • 车 vehicle
    Example

    我每天坐公交车上班。

    wǒ měi tiān zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng bān

    I take the bus to work every day.

  • 5 打车 dǎ chē — to take a taxi HSK 2
    • 打 to hail, to call for
    • 车 taxi, cab
    Example

    下雨了，我们打车回家吧。

    xià yǔ le wǒ men dǎ chē huí jiā ba

    It's raining, let's take a taxi home.

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站 zhàn — station, stop

Words with this character (6)
  • 1 网站 wǎng zhàn — website HSK 3
    • 网 net, web, internet
    • 站 site, station, place
    Example

    这个网站有很多有用的信息。

    zhè ge wǎng zhàn yǒu hěn duō yǒu yòng de xìn xī

    This website has a lot of useful information.

  • 2 加油站 jiā yóu zhàn — gas station HSK 4
    • 加 add, fill
    • 油 oil, fuel, gasoline
    • 站 station, stop
    Example

    前面有一个加油站。

    qián miàn yǒu yí gè jiā yóu zhàn

    There's a gas station ahead.

  • 3 站台 zhàn tái — platform HSK 5
    • 站 station; indicates a stopping place for transportation
    • 台 platform; indicates a raised surface or structure
    Example

    乘客们在站台上排队上车。

    chéng kè men zài zhàn tái shàng pái duì shàng chē

    Passengers are lining up on the platform to board.

  • 4 核电站 hé diàn zhàn — nuclear power plant HSK 7
    • 核 nuclear
    • 电 electricity, electric power
    • 站 station, plant, facility
    Example

    这座核电站为整个城市提供电力。

    zhè zuò hé diàn zhàn wèi zhěng gè chéng shì tí gōng diàn lì

    This nuclear power plant provides electricity to the entire city.

  • 5 空间站 kōng jiān zhàn — space station HSK 7
    • 空 space, sky
    • 间 space, room (dimensional)
    • 站 station, facility
    Example

    宇航员在空间站工作了六个月。

    yǔ háng yuán zài kōng jiān zhàn gōng zuò le liù gè yuè

    The astronauts worked on the space station for six months.

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  • 6 站立 zhàn lì — to stand HSK 7
    • 站 to stand; provides the core meaning of standing in position
    • 立 upright; emphasizes the vertical, erect posture of standing
    Example

    他在那里站立了很久。

    tā zài nà lǐ zhàn lì le hěn jiǔ

    He stood there for a long time.

Structure & writing
1 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle
车 is a component in 27 characters
HSK 3
轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles
HSK 4
转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link
HSK 5
军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)
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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)
HSK 6
轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family
HSK 7
撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)
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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel

车 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 站 zhàn — to stand upright with feet on the ground

站 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 立 lì — to stand; to stand upright
立 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 2
位 wèi position; location 站 zhàn to stand upright with feet on the ground
HSK 3
接 jiē to approach; to come into contact with 音 yīn sound; pronunciation
HSK 4
亲 qīn related by blood or marriage; esp. parents 垃 lā used in 垃圾 (lājī): ① garbage, refuse ② (attributive) worthless or harmful 拉 lā to pull toward oneself or drag along 竞 jìng competition; to compete against each other 童 tóng child; young kid
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辛 xīn pungent; spicy
HSK 6
竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横') 端 duān upright; proper 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object
HSK 7
毅 yì resolute, firm and unwavering in purpose 泣 qì to weep silently or softly 竣 jùn to complete; to finish (a task or project) 竭 jié to exhaust, use up completely
2.2 占 zhàn — to occupy; to seize
Xpinyin
占 is a component in 10 characters
HSK 1
店 diàn shop; store 点 diǎn a small drop of liquid; droplet
HSK 2
站 zhàn to stand upright with feet on the ground
HSK 5
战 zhàn war; battle; combat 贴 tiē to paste, to stick (a thin flat object onto something)
HSK 6
粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object
HSK 7
帖 tiě invitation card 沾 zhān to soak; to moisten 黏 nián sticky; adhesive (like paste or glue)

Stroke order