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站点 (zhàn diǎn) — physical station or service point (e.g., bus stop, train station, toll plaza); (Internet) site (website, FTP site, etc.)

Definition

站点 covers any physical service point (bus stop, train station, toll plaza) or website. For a website you can also say 网站; 站点 is more technical and often used in URLs or infrastructure contexts.

noun
physical station or service point (e.g., bus stop, train station, toll plaza)(Internet) site (website, FTP site, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 站点？
    Nǐ zài zhè ge zhàn diǎn děng chē ma?
    Are you waiting for the bus at this stop?
  • 站点。
    Qǐng fǎng wèn wǒ men gōng sī de guān fāng zhàn diǎn.
    Please visit our company's official site.
  • 站点。
    Zhè ge zì xíng chē zū lìn zhàn diǎn hěn fāng biàn.
    This bike rental station is very convenient.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

站zhànstation
点diǎnpoint; site

站 gives station and 点 gives point or site, together meaning a service point or website.

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
立立lì
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn站zhàn
Same sound today

站 has 立 on the left and 占 on the right; 立 relates to standing, and 占 gives the sound.

Open 站 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →
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Computers & InternetRoads & TrafficTrains & Transit

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