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zhàn · zhan

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HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. station
  2. to stand
  3. to halt
  4. to stop
  5. branch of a company or organization
  6. website
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In a conversation

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The wrong stop

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)到(dào)哪一站(nǎyīzhàn)下车(xiàchē)？

    Which stop do you get off at?

  2. Dengdeng

    人民广场站(rénmínguǎngchǎngzhàn)。还有(háiyǒu)几站(jǐzhàn)？

    People's Square Station. How many more stops?

  3. Liangliang

    还有(háiyǒu)两站(liǎngzhàn)。你(nǐ)站(zhàn)到(dào)门口(ménkǒu)吧(ba)，人(rén)很(hěn)多(duō)。

    Two more stops. Go stand by the door, it's crowded.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。哎(āi)，刚才(gāngcái)那(nà)一站(yīzhàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)站(zhàn)？

    Okay. Hey, what station was the last one?

  5. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)人民广场站(rénmínguǎngchǎngzhàn)，你(nǐ)快(kuài)下车(xiàchē)！

    That was People's Square Station! Get off quickly!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)站(zhàn)在(zài)甲(jiǎ)板(bǎn)上(shàng)，长(cháng)头(tóu)发(fa)随(suí)风(fēng)飞(fēi)舞(wǔ)。

She stood on the deck with her long hair waving in the wind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)问(wèn)，最(zuì)近(jìn)的(de)地(dì)铁(tiě)站(zhàn)怎(zěn)么(me)走(zǒu)？

Excuse me, how do I get to the nearest subway station?

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