Meaning of 加油站
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- gas station
How to use 加油站
加油站 is the everyday word for a gas or petrol station, and it often appears with verbs like 去 (qù) or 找 (zhǎo). Example: 前面有一个加油站。(Qiánmiàn yǒu yí ge jiāyóuzhàn.) There is a gas station up ahead.
Break it into 加 (jiā) add, 油 (yóu) oil, and 站 (zhàn) station. A gas station is literally an "add oil station," the place where you stop to put fuel in the car.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes drop 站 and say only 加油, but 加油 alone means to refuel or, more often, "come on, you can do it." Also keep 站 (zhàn) in fourth tone and do not confuse it with 战 (zhàn, war), which sounds the same but looks different.
加油站 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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加 jiā · to add · 5 strokes
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油 yóu · oil · 8 strokes
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站 zhàn · station · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 加油站.
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 参加 | cānjiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 加油 | jiāyóu | to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas |
| 站住 | zhànzhù | to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright |
| 网站 | wǎngzhàn | website |
| 地铁站 | dìtiězhàn | subway station |
| 更加 | gèngjiā | more (than sth else); even more |
| 增加 | zēngjiā | to raise; to increase |
| 石油 | shíyóu | oil; petroleum |
| 加强 | jiāqiáng | to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance |
| 加快 | jiākuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten |
| 加工 | jiāgōng | to process; processing |
Questions about 加油站
What does 加油站 mean?
加油站 (jiāyóuzhàn) means "gas station" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 加油站?
加油站 is made of 3 characters: 加 (5 strokes), 油 (8 strokes), 站 (10 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 加油站 an HSK word?
Yes. 加油站 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 加油站 related to the cheer 加油?
Yes, they share the same first two characters. 加油 literally means "add oil," which became a common way to encourage someone, while 加油站 keeps the literal fuel meaning.
What is the measure word for 加油站?
The usual measure word is 个 (ge), as in 一个加油站 (yí ge jiāyóuzhàn). You may also hear 家 (jiā) when it is treated like a business.