公共汽车

gōng gòng qì chē
HSK 2Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

n
Refers to vehicles operating on fixed routes with designated stops. In spoken Chinese, often shortened to 公交 (gong1 jiao1).
A bus; a public bus
有固定的路线和停车站、供乘客乘坐的汽车。
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)每(měi)天(tiān)坐(zuò)公(gōng)共(gòng)汽(qì)车(chē)上(shàng)班(bān)。
    I take the bus to work every day.
  2. 这(zhè)趟(tàng)公(gōng)共(gòng)汽(qì)车(chē)直(zhí)达(dá)机(jī)场(chǎng)。
    This bus goes directly to the airport.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 2
gōng公

public; male

HSK 2
gòng共

together; jointly

HSK 1
qì汽

vapor; gas

HSK 1
chē jū车

vehicle; car