Chinese word

公交卡

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng jiāo kǎ

Meaning

  • nounbus card

Example

我没有带公交卡，只能付现金。wǒ méi yǒu dài gōng jiāo kǎ zhǐ néng fù xiàn jīn

I didn't have my bus card with me, so I could only pay in cash.

Illustration for 公交卡 (bus card)

More examples

地铁和公交都可以刷公交卡。dì tiě hé gōng jiāo dōu ké yǐ shuā gōng jiāo kǎ

You can tap a bus card on both the subway and buses.

Core concept

A reusable contactless fare card that pays for rides with stored value or a linked account.

Common phrases

  • 上车刷公交卡shàng chē shuā gōng jiāo kǎ

    tap a bus card when boarding

  • 给公交卡充值gěi gōng jiāo kǎ chōng zhí

    recharge a bus card

  • 办公交卡bàn gōng jiāo kǎ

    get a bus card

Similar words

交通卡jiāo tōng kǎ: A reloadable card shared by several public transport services, such as buses and subways.
地铁卡dì tiě kǎ: A subway fare card used by tapping at the station gate.
一卡通yì kǎ tōng: A reloadable card covering city transport and purchases at participating shops.

Definition in Chinese

在公交、地铁等交通工具上用于付费的非接触式电子卡，可储值或绑定账户，实现刷卡或感应支付。zài gōng jiāo dì tiě děng jiāo tōng gōng jù shàng yòng yú fù fèi de fēi jiē chù shì diàn zi kǎ kě chǔ zhí huò bǎng dìng zhàng hù shí xiàn shuā kǎ huò gǎn yìng zhī fù

Word origin

公交卡 (gōngjiāokǎ, "bus card") combines 公交 (gōngjiāo, "public transport") with 卡 (kǎ, "card"), naming a card made for paying transport fares.

Usage tips

  • A city may accept its transport card on both buses and subways, but systems and top-up methods can differ between cities.

Other meanings

  • transit passnoun

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