基站

jīzhàn

noun #34,705

Measure Word

一座基站 zuò

Meanings

1 base station (cell tower; radio base station)

Characters

base; foundation

Examples

HSK 5

这片山区还没有通信基站。

Zhè piàn shānqū hái méiyǒu tōngxìn jīzhàn.

There are no telecom base stations in this mountainous area yet.

HSK 7-9

5G 基站的密度比 4G 高很多。

5 G Jīzhàn de mìdù bǐ 4 G gāo hěnduō.

5G base stations are much denser than 4G ones.

Tips

usage

基站 is the everyday Chinese for 'cell tower / cell site'. It also covers the wider radio sense (e.g. air-traffic 基站, 对讲机基站). When people complain about poor signal in a building, they usually say 基站离得远 ('the cell tower is far away').

Stroke Order

基 jī

站 zhàn