transfer; change vehicles
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to transfer; to change vehicles midway
Commonly used when traveling requires switching from one bus, train, or other vehicle to another to reach the final destination.
Cóng从
Běi北
jīng京
dào到
Níng宁
bō波
qù去
，
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
zhuǎn转
chē车
。
Going from Beijing to Ningbo, you can transfer in Shanghai.
Tā他
zhù住
zài在
shì市
jiāo郊
，
huí回
jiā家
yào要
zhuǎn转
liǎng两
cì次
chē车
。
He lives in the suburbs and needs to transfer twice to get home.
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Qǐng请
wèn问
qù去
jī机
chǎng场
xū需
yào要
zhuǎn转
chē车
ma吗
？
Excuse me, do I need to transfer to get to the airport?
Zhè这
tàng趟
gōng公
jiāo交
bù不
yòng用
zhuǎn转
chē车
，
zhí直
dá达
zhōng终
diǎn点
。
This bus doesn't require a transfer; it goes directly to the terminal.