公交车

gōng jiāo chē

CL 班 bān 辆 liàng

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Noun

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Definitions

1. public transport vehicle
2. town bus

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 巴士 bā shì 巴士 bā shì bus (loanword) A more casual term, transliteration of 'bus', commonly used in spoken language.: bus (loanword)

Related words

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• 地铁 dì tiě 地铁 dì tiě underground railway; subway Subway, a related form of public transport.: underground railway; subway

Synonyms

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• 公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē 公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē bus A more formal term for public bus, often used in official contexts.: bus

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Unlike 'public transport' in English, 公交车 specifically refers to bus, not all public transport. Use 公共交通 for the general concept.

Example Sentences

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公交车 太挤了，我们等下一辆吧。

The bus is too crowded, let's wait for the next one.

我每天坐 公交车 去上班。

I take the bus to work every day.

这个地方很偏远，没有 公交车 。

This place is very remote; there are no buses.

我情愿走路，也不坐 公交车 。

I would rather walk than take the bus.

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Child Words of 公交车

• 公 公 gōng: public
• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)
• 公交 公交 gōng jiāo: public transportation
• 交 交 jiāo: to hand over