停靠 (tíng kào) — (of a train) to stop at a station; (of a ship) to berth; to dock

Definition

Used mainly for vehicles (trains, ships) coming to rest at a fixed point like a station, port, or pier. The subject is the vehicle itself, not a person.

verb
(of a train) to stop at a station(of a ship) to berthto dock

Examples

  • 停靠
    Zhè tàng gāo sù liè chē tíng kào zài běi jīng nán zhàn.
    This high-speed train stops at Beijing South Station.
  • 停靠
    Nà sōu huò lún tíng kào zài gǎng kǒu, děng dài zhuāng xiè huò wù.
    That cargo ship is berthed at the port, waiting to load and unload goods.
  • 停靠
    Kè chuán tíng kào zài mǎ tou, chéng kè men lù xù xià chuán.
    The passenger ship docked at the pier, and passengers disembarked one after another.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

停 means stop and 靠 means dock or lean, so together they describe stopping at a place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full asrén
Sound part声符shēngfú
tíngtíng
Same sound today

The left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 亭 gives the sound tíng; this forms 停.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
gàokào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

靠 is made of 告 and 非: 告 gives the sound, and 非 gives the meaning.

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