航站 (háng zhàn) — terminal (airport or shipping port)

Definition

Short form for the airport terminal building, almost always followed by 楼 (航站楼). For the aviation sense pair it with 机场 (airport); for shipping ports use 港口 instead.

noun
terminal (airport or shipping port)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，航站。
    Fēi jī dào dá hòu, wǒ men qù le háng zhàn lóu qǔ xíng li.
    After the plane arrived, we went to the terminal building to get luggage.
  • 航站。
    Xīn de guó jì háng zhàn jiāng zài xià ge yuè tóu rù shǐ yòng.
    The new international terminal will be put into use next month.
  • 航站。
    Zhè ge háng zhàn fēn wéi guó nèi hé guó jì liǎng gè qū yù.
    This terminal is divided into domestic and international zones.

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.

航hángnavigation
站zhànstation

航 points to navigation or flying, while 站 is the station or terminal.

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
舟舟zhōuboat
Sound part声符shēngfú
亢
亢kàng航háng
Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.

Open 航 →

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 →

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