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巴士

bāshì
noun HSK 4 #4,400

Measure Word

一辆巴士 liàng

Meanings

  1. 1 bus (loanword)

Characters

巴
bā
to cling to; to hope for
士
shì
soldier; scholar
A phonetic transliteration of English "bus" — the characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.

Examples

我们坐巴士去吧。
Wǒmen zuò bāshì qù ba.
Let's take the bus.
机场巴士几点出发？
Jīchǎng bāshì jǐ diǎn chūfā?
What time does the airport bus leave?
巴士站在前面。
Bāshì zhàn zài qiánmiàn.
The bus stop is up ahead.

Tips

usage
巴士 is a Cantonese transliteration of bus, common in southern China and Hong Kong. In northern China, 公共汽车 or 公交车 is more standard.

Stroke Order

巴 bā
士 shì