Chinese word

末班车

Pronunciation

Pinyinmò bān chē

Meaning

  • nounlast bus

Example

下班太晚，我错过了末班车。xià bān tài wǎn wǒ cuò guò le mò bān chē

I got off work too late and missed the last bus.

Illustration for 末班车 (last bus)

More examples

如果公交停运了，我就赶不上末班车。rú guǒ gōng jiāo tíng yùn le wǒ jiù gǎn bú shàng mò bān chē

If bus service stops running, I will miss the last bus.

Core concept

The final scheduled vehicle serving a route that day, with no equivalent departure after it.

Common phrases

  • 赶不上末班车gǎn bú shàng mò bān chē

    miss the last bus

  • 搭末班车dā mò bān chē

    take the last bus

Similar words

最后一班车zuì hòu yì bān chē: The day's last bus or train departure.

Definition in Chinese

指一天运营时间内最后一班按固定时刻或班次发出的车辆，过时就没有同类班次可乘。zhǐ yì tiān yùn yíng shí jiān nèi zuì hòu yì bān àn gù dìng shí kè huò bān cì fā chū de chē liàng guò shí jiù méi yǒu tóng lèi bān cì kě chéng

Word origin

末 (mò, "end") + 班 (bān, "scheduled service") + 车 (chē, "vehicle") forms a compound for the vehicle making the day's final regular run.

Usage tips

  • For everyday travel, this word identifies a scheduled service rather than simply the latest vehicle seen on the road, so it helps when checking whether another bus or train still runs.

Other meanings

  • last trainnoun

Opposites

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