Chinese word

公交车

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng jiāo chē

Meaning

  • nounbus

Example

我和同学一起坐公交车去学校。wǒ hé tóng xué yì qǐ zuò gōng jiāo chē qù xué xiào

I take the bus to school with my classmates.

Illustration for 公交车 (bus)

More examples

我们在公交车站等车。wǒ men zài gōng jiāo chē zhàn děng chē

We wait for the bus at the bus stop.

Core concept

A shared city vehicle that follows a set route and picks up passengers at stops.

Common phrases

  • 坐公交车zuò gōng jiāo chē

    take the bus

  • 等公交车děng gōng jiāo chē

    wait for the bus

  • 下公交车xià gōng jiāo chē

    get off the bus

  • 公交车站gōng jiāo chē zhàn

    bus stop

Similar words

公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē: A city bus that runs on regular routes and carries passengers from stop to stop.
公交gōng jiāo: A casual term for a city bus serving a regular route and stopping for passengers.

Definition in Chinese

在城市中按固定路线和站点运行，为公众提供短途客运服务的机动车。zài chéng shì zhōng àn gù dìng lù xiàn hé zhàn diǎn yùn xíng wèi gōng zhòng tí gōng duǎn tú kè yùn fú wù de jī dòng chē

Word origin

公交车 (gōngjiāochē, "bus") combines 公交 (gōngjiāo, "public transport"), shortened from 公共交通 (gōnggòng jiāotōng, "public transportation"), with 车 (chē, "vehicle").

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, this usually means a local city bus, while English bus can also mean a long-distance coach, so route numbers often identify the local service.

Other meanings

  • city busnoun
  • route busnoun

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