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Mandarin · 25 October 2026 · High-Speed Rail Travel

火车站火車站

huǒ chē zhànPinyin

railway station / train station

noun

The standard baseline term for a traditional or general rail terminal. While it can refer to modern hubs, it frequently evokes classic stations that service conventional slow trains alongside upgraded lines.

In a sentence

老中介办事向来光明磊落,一听说旧区的传统火车站今天大排长龙,他立刻开车去接大伙,免得大家在烈日下中暑。

Lǎo zhōngjiè bànshì xiànglái guāngmíng-lěiluò, yī tīngshuō jiùqū de chuántǒng huǒchēzhàn jīntiān dàpái-chánglóng, tā lìkè kāichē qù jiē dàhuǒ, miǎndé dàjiā zài lièrì xià zhòngshǔ.

The veteran agent has always acted open and aboveboard; the moment he heard that the traditional railway station in the old district had massive lines today, he immediately drove over to pick everyone up to keep them from getting heatstroke under the blazing sun.

The Mandarin word 火车站, illustrated
As posted by @gonglogic.com