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公车

gōng chē · gong che

Traditional 公車

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. bus
  2. abbr. for 公共汽車 / 公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē)
  3. car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc)
  4. abbr. for 公務用車 / 公务用车 (gōng wù yòng chē)
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The next bus

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)公车(gōngchē)去(qù)体育馆(tǐyùguǎn)吧(ba)。

    Let us take the bus to the gym.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，车站(chēzhàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    OK. Where is the stop?

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)前面(qiánmiàn)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)坐(zuò)三十二路(sānshíèrlù)。

    Ahead. We need route 32.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那辆(nàliàng)公车(gōngchē)刚(gāng)走(zǒu)了(le)！

    Look, that bus just left!

  5. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)一个(yīgè)秘密(mìmì)：下一辆(xiàyīliàng)公车(gōngchē)人(rén)一定(yīdìng)很少(hěnshǎo)。

    Do not worry. I know a secret: the next bus will surely be nearly empty.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

坐(zuò)这(zhè)个(ge)公(gōng)车(chē)可(kě)以(yǐ)到(dào)球(qiú)场(chǎng)。

You can go to the ballpark on this bus.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wangchou · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)辆(liàng)公(gōng)车(chē)开(kāi)往(wǎng)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)。

This bus is going to Boston.

Tatoeba: Chinese by atitarev · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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