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

HSK 4

这趟火车在南京停靠十分钟。

Zhè tàng huǒchē zài Nánjīng tíngkào shí fēnzhōng.

This train stops at Nanjing for ten minutes.

HSK 6

轮船停靠在码头上。

Lúnchuán tíngkào zài mǎtou 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