换乘 huànchéng to change train (plane, bus etc)
to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
How to remember 换乘: 换 change + 乘 ride = to change train (plane, bus etc).
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How it is used
- Verb for transferring between modes of transport, especially subway/train lines - the word printed on transit signage.
- 在这站换乘2号线 (zài zhè zhàn huànchéng èr hào xiàn) - transfer to Line 2 at this station.
- More formal/system-specific than the everyday 换车 (huànchē, to change vehicles); 换乘 is the standard term used in metro and rail systems.