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公共汽车

公共汽車
gōnggòngqìchē
noun HSK 2

Measure Word

一辆公共汽车 liàng

Meanings

  1. 1 bus
  2. 2 public bus

Characters

公
gōng
public
共
gòng
shared; common
汽
qì
steam; gas
车
chē
vehicle
Literally 'public shared gas vehicle' — the formal term for a bus.

Examples

请问公共汽车站在哪里？
Qǐng wèn gōnggòng qìchē zhàn zài nǎlǐ?
Excuse me, where is the bus stop?
他在公共汽车上看书。
Tā zài gōnggòng qìchē shàng kàn shū.
He reads on the bus.

Tips

usage
公共汽车 is the full formal word for 'bus.' In daily speech, most people say 公交车 (gōngjiāochē) instead.

Stroke Order

公 gōng
共 gòng
汽 qì
车 chē