how to pronounce station

/ʃtaˈt͡si̯oːn/

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station is pronounced in two syllables

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t͡s

oː

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An example use of station in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… zweiradmechaniker der bike station aus …”

meanings of station

noun:

Station (area equipped to serve as a regular stop; compare usage notes below).
Ward (division in a hospital).
Stop; stopover; station (a place where one stops on the way; the act of stopping itself).
Station (place where workers are stationed, e.g. a weather station or space station).

station frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word station occurs in german on average 21.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.