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巴士

bāshì
noun HSK 4 #4,400

Measure Word

一辆巴士 liàng

Meanings

  1. 1 bus

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

HSK 1
我们坐巴士去吧。
Wǒmen zuò bāshì qù ba.
Let's take the bus.
HSK 2
机场巴士几点出发？
Jīchǎng bāshì jǐ diǎn chūfā?
What time does the airport bus leave?
HSK 3
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