Bus in Chinese (Mandarin): 公交车 (gōngjiāochē)

公交车
gōngjiāochē
bus
- Simplified
- 公交车
- Pinyin
- gōngjiāochē
- Typed as
- gongjiaoche
In Taiwan, people say 公車 (gōngchē) instead.
Use it in a sentence
我坐公交车去学校。
I take the bus to school.
The characters in 公交车
公
Public, shared.
4 strokes
交
To cross, to meet.
6 strokes
车 / 車
Vehicle, car. It began as a drawing of a cart.
4 strokes
公交车 is a "public transport vehicle". In Taiwan, people usually say 公車 (gōngchē).
More examples with 公交车
公交车来了。
公交車來了。
Gōngjiāochē lái le.
The bus is here.
我们坐公交车去公园。
我們坐公交車去公園。
Wǒmen zuò gōngjiāochē qù gōngyuán.
We take the bus to the park.
How to write 公交车 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
公 4 strokes
交 6 strokes
车 4 strokes
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