zhàn
stand; stop; halt
我在车站等车。
Wǒ zài chēzhàn děng chē.
I am waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
他站在门口。
Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu.
He is standing at the door.
我们站在一起。
Wǒmen zhàn zài yìqǐ.
We are standing together.
我在车站等他。
wǒ zài chēzhàn děng tā.
I am waiting for him at the station.
他站在讲台上。
tā zhàn zài jiǎngtái shàng.
He is standing on the podium.
我们站在一起。
wǒmen zhàn zài yīqǐ.
We are standing together.
车站 (chēzhàn)
train station
站点 (zhàndiǎn)
station
立 (lì)
to stand
立 (lì)
stand
停 (tíng)
stop
坐 (zuò)
sit
卧 (wò)
lie down
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The Chinese character 站 (zhàn) for "to stand" is composed of two parts: the radical 止 (zhǐ) and the phonetic component 单 (dān). The radical 止 originally meant "foot" or "to stop", and it is often used in characters related to movement or position. The phonetic component 单 originally meant "single" or "alone", and it is often used in characters related to numbers or quantity.The combination of these two components creates the character 站, which has the meaning of "to stand" or "to stop". This character is used in a variety of contexts, such as 站起来 (zhàn qǐlái) "to stand up", 站着 (zhàn zhe) "standing", and 火车站 (huǒchē zhàn) "train station".It's worth noting that the character 站 can also be used as a noun to refer to a "station" or a "post", as in 公交车站 (gōngjiāo chē zhàn) "bus station" and 岗哨 (gǎngshào) "sentry post".In terms of pronunciation, the character 站 is pronounced as "zhàn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone of the character is the fourth tone, which is a falling tone.
