候车室

候車室

hòuchēshì

noun #52,382

Meanings

HSK 4

火车晚点了，我们只好在候车室里等。

Huǒchē wǎndiǎn le, wǒmen zhǐhǎo zài hòuchēshì lǐ děng.

The train was late, so we had to wait in the waiting room.

HSK 7-9

春节前，火车站的候车室里挤满了回家的人。

Chūnjié qián, huǒchēzhàn de hòuchēshì lǐ jǐmǎn le huí jiā de rén.

Before the Spring Festival, station waiting rooms are packed with people heading home.

memory

候 'to wait' (as in 等候) + 车 'vehicle' + 室 'room'. At an airport it is 候机室.

候 hòu

车 chē

室 shì