Chinese Conversation · Level 34
90 words
Chinese word
公交
Pronunciation
Pinyingōng jiāo
Meaning
- nounbus
Example
我每天坐公交上班。wǒ měi tiān zuò gōng jiāo shàng bān
I take the bus to work every day.
More examples
下班高峰期公交常常很拥挤。xià bān gāo fēng qī gōng jiāo cháng cháng hěn yōng jǐ
During the after-work rush hour, buses are often very crowded.
Core concept
A shared city transport service that follows set roads and stops to carry many passengers.
Common phrases
坐公交车zuò gōng jiāo chē
take the bus
买公交卡mǎi gōng jiāo kǎ
buy a transit card
公交车站gōng jiāo chē zhàn
bus stop
Similar words
公交车gōng jiāo chē: A regular city bus that picks up and drops off passengers at stops.
公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē: A large public vehicle that runs through a city and takes on passengers at stops.
巴士bā shì: A loanword for a large passenger bus running on city routes.
Definition in Chinese
口语中常用来指城市内按线路运营、在停靠站上下客的公共交通工具，通常特指路面巴士（公交车）。kóu yǔ zhōng cháng yòng lái zhǐ chéng shì nèi àn xiàn lù yùn yíng zài tíng kào zhàn shàng xià kè de gōng gòng jiāo tōng gōng jù tōng cháng tè zhǐ lù miàn bā shì gōng jiāo chē
Word origin
公交 (gōngjiāo, "public transit") is a colloquial shortening of 公共交通 (gōnggòng jiāotōng, "public transportation"), and daily usage commonly narrows the term to city buses.
Usage tips
- On signs and maps, it often marks the city transit service as a whole, so recognizing it helps decode route, stop, fare, and lane information.
Other meanings
- public transportationnoun
Opposites
- 自驾车zì jià chēdriving one's own carnoun
Related words
- 公交站gōng jiāo zhànbus stopnoun
- 公交线路gōng jiāo xiàn lùbus routenoun