加油站 (jiāyóuzhàn) · gas station; petrol station

Measure Word

一座加油站 zuò

Meanings

1 gas station; petrol station

Characters

Literally 'add oil station'

Examples

HSK 2

前面有加油站吗？

Qiánmiàn yǒu jiāyóuzhàn ma?

Is there a gas station up ahead?

HSK 4

我们需要去加油站加油。

Wǒmen xūyào qù jiāyóuzhàn jiāyóu.

We need to go to the gas station to fill up.

HSK 5

这家加油站是二十四小时营业的。

Zhè jiā jiāyóuzhàn shì èrshísì xiǎoshí yíngyè de.

This gas station is open 24 hours.

Tips

culture

加油 literally means 'add oil/gas' but is famously used as encouragement meaning 'go for it!' or 'you can do it!'. 加油站 keeps the literal meaning.

Stroke Order

加 jiā

油 yóu

站 zhàn

Related Words

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to refuel / come on! / go for it!

加强 jiāqiáng HSK 4 #5,586

to strengthen / to reinforce / to intensify

加上 jiāshàng HSK 4 #1,946

plus / in addition / coupled with

加入 jiārù HSK 4 #906

to join; to become a member of / to add into; to mix in

加快 jiākuài HSK 4 #6,315

to accelerate / to speed up / to quicken

加班 jiābān HSK 4 #6,599

to work overtime / to do extra shifts

增加 zēngjiā HSK 4 #2,525

to increase / to raise / to add

油 yóu HSK 4 #1,782

oil / oily; greasy

更加 gèngjiā HSK 4 #1,589

even more; more (than before) / all the more

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train station; railway station