车站
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
车站 (chēzhàn) · station
车站 (chēzhàn) means “station; stop”. It is written with 2 characters: 车 (vehicle) + 站 (station). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 车站 is built
The characters
车 chē · vehicle
What 车 is made of
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
站 zhàn · station
What 站 is made of
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
Origin hint: 立 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
车站在哪儿？Chēzhàn zài nǎr?Where is the station?
我去车站送朋友。Wǒ qù chēzhàn sòng péngyou.I'm going to the station to see a friend off.
Questions about 车站
What does 车站 mean?
车站 (chēzhàn) means “station; stop”.
How do you pronounce 车站?
车站 is pronounced chēzhàn.
Which HSK level is 车站?
车站 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 车票chēpiàobus or train ticket
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 火车huǒchētrain
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 汽车qìchēcar
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 车辆chēliàngvehicle
- 出租车chūzūchētaxi
Learn 车站 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.