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Transfer in Chinese

to transfer · HSK 4

换乘 huàn chéng

  1. 换 huàn to change
  2. 乘 chéng to ride

我们要在下一站换乘地铁。 We need to transfer to the subway at the next stop.

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How do you say transfer in Chinese?

Transfer in Chinese is 换乘 (huàn chéng). You can also say 调 (diào), 调动 (diào dòng), 转移 (zhuǎn yí), 转让 (zhuǎn ràng).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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