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公共汽车

公共汽車
gōnggòng qìchē
noun

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

HSK 4
请问公共汽车站在哪里？
Qǐngwèn gōnggòng qìchē zhàn zài nǎlǐ?
Excuse me, where is the bus stop?
HSK 4
他在公共汽车上看书。
Tā zài gōnggòng qìchē shàng kàn shū.
He reads on the bus.
HSK 4
每天早上我坐公共汽车去上班。
Měitiān zǎoshang wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù shàngbān.
Every morning I take the bus to work.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

公 gōng
共 gòng
汽 qì
车 chē