中转站

中轉站

zhōngzhuǎnzhàn

noun #7,900

Measure Word

一个中转站 gè

Meanings

1 transfer station
2 transit hub
3 layover point

Characters

to turn; to transfer

Literally 'middle transfer station' — a place where you change routes.

Examples

迪拜是很多国际航线的中转站。

Díbài shì hěn duō guójì hángxiàn de zhōngzhuǎnzhàn.

Dubai is a transfer hub for many international flights.

我们在这个中转站等了两个小时。

Wǒmen zài zhège zhōngzhuǎnzhàn děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

We waited two hours at this transfer station.

这个城市是通往西部的重要中转站。

Zhège chéngshì shì tōngwǎng xībù de zhòngyào zhōngzhuǎnzhàn.

This city is an important transit point to the west.

Tips

usage

中转站 is used for airports, bus stations, logistics hubs, and even metaphorically for any transitional stage. In travel, 中转 alone means 'to transfer/transit.'

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

转 zhuǎn

站 zhàn