gōng gòng qì chē
bus
我坐公共汽车去上班。
wǒ zuò gōnggòngqì qù shàngbān.
I take the bus to work.
公共汽车站就在这里。
gōnggòngqì zhàn jiù zài zhèlǐ.
The bus stop is right here.
公共汽车来了，我们快上车吧。
gōnggòngqì lái le, wǒmen kuài shàngchē ba.
The bus is here, let's get on quickly.
巴士 (bā shì)
bus
公交车 (gōng jiāo chē)
public bus
私家车 (sījiāchē)
private car
出租车 (chūzūchē)
taxi
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The Chinese word 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) for "public bus" is a compound of three characters. The first character, 公共 (gōnggòng), means "public" or "common". The second character, 汽车 (qìchē), means "automobile" or "car". The third character, 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē), is a combination of the first two characters and means "public bus".The word 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) was first used in the early 20th century, when public buses were first introduced in China. The word is a calque of the English word "public bus".The word 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) is used in both mainland China and Taiwan. In Hong Kong, the word 巴士 (bāshì) is used instead.
