长途汽车

長途汽車

chángtúqìchē

noun #30,362

Measure Word

一辆长途汽车 liàng

Meanings

1 long-distance bus
2 intercity coach

Characters

Examples

我坐长途汽车回老家。

Wǒ zuò chángtú qìchē huí lǎojiā.

I'm taking a long-distance bus back to my hometown.

长途汽车站就在火车站旁边。

Chángtú qìchē zhàn jiù zài huǒchē zhàn pángbiān.

The long-distance bus station is right next to the train station.

Tips

culture

长途 "long-distance" + 汽车 "motor vehicle" — the standard term for an intercity coach. Even with high-speed rail dominating, 长途汽车站 (chángtú qìchēzhàn) bus terminals remain a fixture in mid-sized Chinese cities, often the cheapest way between county-level towns.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

途 tú

汽 qì

车 chē