Definition
车站 (chēzhàn) is the standard word for a station as a building or facility (train station, bus station). 站 (zhàn) is more general: it can mean a stop along a route (e.g., 下一站 'next stop') or appear in compounds like 火车站 (train station) or 网站 (website). Use 车站 when referring to a specific station location.
noun
station (train station, bus stop)
Measure word · 处, 个
Examples
- 车站。Wǒ zuò huǒchē qù chē zhàn.I take the train to the station.
- 车站。chē zhàn pángbiān yǒu yí gè shāngdiàn.There is a shop next to the station.
- ，车站？Qǐngwèn, chē zhàn zài nǎlǐ?Excuse me, where is the station?
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