公交

gōngjiāo

noun #7,555

Meanings

1 public transportation; public transit
2 bus

Characters

transport; exchange

Abbreviation of 公共交通 (public transportation).

Examples

你坐公交还是地铁？

Nǐ zuò gōngjiāo háishì dìtiě?

Do you take the bus or the subway?

公交车站在那边。

Gōngjiāo chēzhàn zài nàbiān.

The bus stop is over there.

这里的公交很方便。

Zhèlǐ de gōngjiāo hěn fāngbiàn.

The public transportation here is very convenient.

Tips

usage

公交 is short for 公交车 (bus) or 公共交通 (public transport). In daily speech, 公交 alone often means 'bus.'

Stroke Order

公 gōng

交 jiāo