转车

轉車
zhuǎnchē
verb #40,525

Meanings

  1. 1 to change trains or buses
  2. 2 to transfer

Examples

HSK 2
Qù jīchǎng yào zài huǒchēzhàn zhuǎnchē.
To get to the airport you change at the railway station.
HSK 7-9
Cóng zhèli qù wǒ lǎojiā méiyou zhídá de huǒchē, děi zài Zhèngzhōu zhuǎnchē.
There is no direct train from here to my hometown; you have to change in Zhengzhou.

Tips

usage
转 + vehicle means 'to transfer': 转机 (to change planes), 转船 (to change ships). Metro maps and signs use 换乘. Read 转 with the third tone here; zhuàn means 'to spin'.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn
车 chē