How to Say “Subway station” in Chinese
Getting around · HSK 2
"Subway station" in Chinese is 地铁站 (Dìtiě zhàn). 地铁 dìtiě literally 'underground-iron' is the word used across Mainland China; Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen all have massive 地铁 networks. In Taiwan and Hong Kong you'll hear 捷运 jiéyùn (MRT) and 港铁 gǎngtiě (MTR) instead.
Primary translation
地铁站
Dìtiě zhàn
Traditional: 地鐵站
When to use it
地铁 dìtiě literally 'underground-iron' is the word used across Mainland China; Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen all have massive 地铁 networks. In Taiwan and Hong Kong you'll hear 捷运 jiéyùn (MRT) and 港铁 gǎngtiě (MTR) instead. To pay, you'll need either a transit card or; more commonly now; the Alipay or WeChat 乘车码 chéngchēmǎ (ride QR code). Tourists can set it up with a foreign passport and card in about five minutes.
Example sentences
请问最近的地铁站在哪里？
Qǐng wèn zuìjìn de dìtiě zhàn zài nǎlǐ?
Excuse me, where's the nearest subway station?
从地铁站走过去大概十分钟。
Cóng dìtiě zhàn zǒu guòqù dàgài shí fēnzhōng.
It's about a ten-minute walk from the subway station.
我在地铁站门口等你。
Wǒ zài dìtiě zhàn ménkǒu děng nǐ.
I'll wait for you at the subway station entrance.