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 3

前面有加油站吗？

Qiánmiàn yǒu jiāyóuzhàn ma?

Is there a gas station up ahead?

HSK 3

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 4

这家加油站是二十四小时营业的。

Zhèjiā 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

加油 jiāyóu HSK 2 #717

to refuel / come on! / go for it!

汽油 qìyóu HSK 4 #4,233

gasoline; petrol

加入 jiārù HSK 4 #906

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

加班 jiābān HSK 4 #6,599

to work overtime / to do extra shifts

火车站 huǒchēzhàn #6,801

train station; railway station

车站 chēzhàn HSK 1 #3,793

station / bus or train stop

站 zhàn HSK 1 #353

to stand / station; stop

加速 jiāsù HSK 5 #4,124

to accelerate / to speed up

加强 jiāqiáng HSK 3 #5,586

to strengthen / to reinforce / to intensify

加州 jiāzhōu #2,282

California (abbr. for 加利福尼亚州)