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换乘

huàn chéng

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 換乘

换乘 (huàn chéng) means "to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 换乘 means

1. to change train (plane, bus etc)
2. transfer between modes of transport

The characters in 换乘

• 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute
• 乘chéngto ride; to mount; to make use of

Example sentences

• 我需要换乘吗?
  Wǒ xūyào huànchéng ma?
  Do I need to transfer?
• 你得在涉谷换乘火车。
  Nǐ děi zài Shègǔ huànchéng huǒchē.
  You have to change trains at Shibuya.
• 在这里换乘地铁与轻轨方便吗？
  Is it convenient to transfer between the subway and the light rail here?
• 友情提示：请留意您需要换乘线路的首末班时间，以免耽误您的出行。
  Yǒuqíng tíshì: qǐng liúyì nín xūyào huànchéng xiànlù de shǒu mò bān shíjiān, yǐmiǎn dānwu nín de chūxíng.
  Friendly Reminder: Please keep in mind the closing time of the line you need to switch to, so as to avoid delays in your trip.

Sounds the same

Read huàn chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 换成to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read huàn chéng correctly.
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