驿站

驛站

yìzhàn

noun #31,204

Measure Word

一个驿站 gè

Meanings

1 parcel pickup station
2 post relay station (historical)

Characters

post (courier relay)

Examples

你的快递放在小区驿站了。

Nǐ de kuàidì fàng zài xiǎoqū yìzhàn le.

Your package has been left at the neighborhood pickup station.

我下班顺路去驿站取件。

Wǒ xiàbān shùnlù qù yìzhàn qǔjiàn.

I'll pick it up at the station on my way home from work.

Tips

culture

Originally a Ming/Qing dynasty post relay station for official messengers. Revived by Alibaba's 菜鸟驿站 (Cainiao Station), a nationwide network of small shops and lockers where couriers drop parcels for residents to collect.

Stroke Order

驿 yì

站 zhàn