换乘 (huàn chéng) — to transfer (to another train, bus, plane, etc.); to change to a different mode of transport

Definition

Examples

• 从北京坐高铁到上海，中间需要换乘吗？
  Cóng běi jīng zuò gāo tiě dào shàng hǎi, zhōng jiān xū yào huàn chéng ma?
  When taking the high-speed rail from Beijing to Shanghai, do you need to transfer in the middle?
• 你先坐二路公交车，然后在中心站换乘地铁。
  Nǐ xiān zuò èr lù gōng jiāo chē, rán hòu zài zhōng xīn zhàn huàn chéng dì tiě.
  First take bus No. 2, then transfer to the subway at the central station.
• 这趟车不用换乘，可以直接到机场。
  Zhè tàng chē bú yòng huàn chéng, kě yǐ zhí jiē dào jī chǎng.
  This train doesn't need a transfer; it goes directly to the airport.

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