停靠

tíngkào

verb #14,483

Meanings

1 to stop at
2 to call at (a port)
3 to pull in (at a station)
4 to berth

Characters

to stop; to halt; to park

to lean on; to dock; to pull alongside

Examples

这趟火车在南京停靠十分钟。

Zhè tàng huǒchē zài Nánjīng tíngkào shífēn zhōng.

This train stops at Nanjing for ten minutes.

轮船停靠在码头上。

Lúnchuán tíngkào zài mǎtóu shàng.

The ship berthed at the dock.

Tips

usage

Used for vehicles making intermediate stops: trains at stations (停靠站), ships at ports (停靠港), buses at stops. Implies a temporary stop on a longer journey, not the final destination.

Stroke Order

停 tíng

靠 kào