How to say “bus” in Chinese
bus, coach
“Bus” in Chinese is 大巴, dà bā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
大巴 is read dà bā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person with arms spread wide.
In 大巴 it's just a sound: “ba”, borrowed from the English “bus”. It hints at the sound of 爸, 把 and 吧.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大巴”.
More words from the lesson “How we'll get there”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bus” in Chinese?
“Bus” in Chinese is 大巴, pinyin dàbā.
What does 大巴 mean?
大巴 (dàbā) means “bus, coach”.
How do you write 大巴?
大巴 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 巴 (bā) — part of the word “bus”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大巴?
大巴 is read dàbā. Tones: dà — fourth tone, bā — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“bus” in the lesson “How we'll get there”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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