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客车

客車
kèchē
noun HSK 6 #26,725

Measure Word

一辆客车 liàng

Meanings

  1. 1 passenger bus; coach
  2. 2 passenger train (in railway context)

Characters

客
kè
guest; passenger
车
chē
vehicle; car
A vehicle for passengers — a bus or coach.

Examples

长途客车要开八个小时。
Chángtú kèchē yào kāi bā gè xiǎoshí.
The long-distance coach takes eight hours.
客车站在火车站旁边。
Kèchē zhàn zài huǒchēzhàn pángbiān.
The bus station is next to the train station.
这辆客车可以坐五十个人。
Zhè liàng kèchē kěyǐ zuò wǔshí gèrén.
This coach can seat fifty people.

Tips

usage
客车 usually refers to intercity/long-distance buses. For city buses, use 公交车 (gōngjiāo chē). 客车 contrasts with 货车 (huò chē, truck/freight vehicle).

Stroke Order

客 kè
车 chē