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bus

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

gong1jiao1che1 • gōngjiāochē

Meaning


Primary

bus

Alternatives

public bus

Hint

This is the usual Mainland term; in Taiwan, buses are usually called 公车.

Mnemonic


A 公交车 bus is a big 车 car where members of the 公 public 交 mingle as they travel.

Usage


我 每天 坐 公交车 上班。

I take the bus to work every day.

这 辆 公交车 到 火车站 吗?

Does this bus go to the train station?

公交车 上 没有 空位。

There are no empty seats on the bus.

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