Meaning of 公交车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- public transport vehicle
- town bus
Measure word: 輛|辆
How to use 公交车
公交车 is the everyday word for a city bus, and people often shorten it to 公交 (gōngjiāo). You take it with 坐 (zuò) and get on or off with 上车 (shàng chē) and 下车 (xià chē). Example: 我每天坐公交车上班。(Wǒ měitiān zuò gōngjiāochē shàngbān.) I take the bus to work every day.
Break it into three parts: 公 (gōng) means public, 交 (jiāo) means traffic or exchange, and 车 (chē) means vehicle. A public traffic vehicle is the city bus.
Common mistake: Learners often say 开公交车 when they mean riding the bus, but 开车 (kāichē) means to drive, so only the driver 开公交车. Passengers 坐公交车 (zuò gōngjiāochē).
公交车 in example sentences
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公 gōng · public · 4 strokes
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交 jiāo · to hand over · 6 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 公交车.
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company; firm; corporation |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises |
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
Questions about 公交车
What does 公交车 mean?
公交车 (gōngjiāochē) means "public transport vehicle; town bus" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 公交车?
公交车 is made of 3 characters: 公 (4 strokes), 交 (6 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 公交车 an HSK word?
Yes. 公交车 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 公交车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 公交车 is written 公交車.
What is the difference between 公交车 and 公共汽车?
Both mean bus. 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) is the older, more formal term, while 公交车 is what most people say today in mainland China.
How do I say bus stop in Chinese?
A bus stop is 公交车站 (gōngjiāochē zhàn), or simply 公交站 (gōngjiāo zhàn). You might ask 公交站在哪儿？(Gōngjiāo zhàn zài nǎr?) Where is the bus stop?