How to Say ‘I missed my stop.’ in Simplified Chinese
我坐过站了。
wǒ zuò guò zhàn le
[waw dzwaw gwor jan luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [过站] means "pass a stop/station," so [我坐过站了] is literally "I rode past the stop." The [了] here marks that it has already happened.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
我 means I or me.
我今天坐地铁。
I am taking the subway today.
坐
zuò
[dzwaw]
to sit; to take a bus/train
坐 can mean sit, but in travel it often means ride or take transportation.
我坐公交去学校。
I take the bus to school.
过
guò
[gwor]
to pass; to go past; experiential marker in some contexts
过 here means to go past or miss by passing beyond something.
我刚才坐过站了。
I just went past my stop.
站
zhàn
[jan]
station; stop
站 means station or stop in transportation contexts.
下一站是人民广场。
The next stop is People's Square.
了
le
[luh]
completed action particle
了 often shows a new situation or completed action.
车来了。
The bus has arrived.
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