How to say “bus” in Chinese
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“Bus” in Chinese is 公交车, gōng jiāo chē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
公交车 is read gōng jiāo chē: 3 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
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 “公交车”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 公交车. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 没有公交车了，我们只好走路回家。méiyǒugōngjiāochēle,wǒmenzhǐhǎozǒulùhuíjiāThere were no more buses, so we had to walk home.
- 这条路只2允许公交车通行zhètiáolùzhǐyǔnxǔgōngjiāochētōngxíngOnly buses are allowed on this road.
- 我到车站的时候，公交车恰好来了。wǒdàochēzhàndeshíhou,gōngjiāochēqiàhǎoláileWhen I got to the stop, the bus came just at that moment.
More words from the lesson “Subway and bus”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bus” in Chinese?
“Bus” in Chinese is 公交车, pinyin gōngjiāochē.
What does 公交车 mean?
公交车 (gōngjiāochē) means “bus”.
How do you write 公交车?
公交车 is 3 characters: 公 (gōng) — public, common; 交 (jiāo) — cross; hand over; 车 (chē) — cart, car. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 公交车?
公交车 is read gōngjiāochē. Tones: gōng — first tone, jiāo — first tone, chē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“bus” in the lesson “Subway and bus”
This word is from the topic “Around town” of HSK 2. 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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