站 (zaam6 | zhan4) : stand; station

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zaam6

zhan4

[1] [v] stand; be on one's feet
[2] [n] station; stop; centre

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 立 (#117)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

站

This word has been viewed 10313 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th May 2015 02:29

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火車站 fo2 ce1 zaam6 = train station

巴士站 baa1 si6*2 zaam6 = bus stop, bus station

車站 ce1 zaam6 che1 zhan4 = bus station

汽車站 hei3 ce1 zaam6 qi4 che1 zhan4 = bus stop, bus station

總站 zung2 zaam6 zong3 zhan4 = terminus (for public transport)

下一站 haa6 jat1 zaam6 xia4 yi1 zhan4 = the next stop (of a bus, etc.)

電油站 din6 jau4 zaam6 = petrol station 粵

網站 mong5 zaam6 wang3 zhan4 = web site; website

站崗 zaam6 gong1 zhan4 gang3 = to stand guard; to set up a sentry

站台 zaam6 toi4 zhan4 tai2 = railway platform
See all 64 compounds (CantoDict reports 67 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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馬鞍山站係一個架空車站粵
Ma On Shan MTR Station is an elevated rail station.
[架空 means elevated rail (as opposed to underground).]

車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]

一站式商店
one-stop shop

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 站
Unicode code for this character: U+7ad9 (off-site link)

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