公交车
gōng jiāo chē
Pinyin

Definition

公交车
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gōng jiāo chē
  1. public transport vehicle
  2. town bus
  3. CL:輛|辆[liàng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

交
jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to pay (money)
  4. 4 to turn over
  5. 5 to make friends
  6. 6 to intersect (lines)
  7. 7 variant of 跤[jiāo]
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
交流
jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
公交
gōng jiāo
  1. 1 public transportation
  2. 2 mass transit
  3. 3 abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公布
gōng bù
  1. 1 to announce
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to publish
公司
gōng sī
  1. 1 (business) company
  2. 2 company
  3. 3 firm
  4. 4 corporation
  5. 5 incorporated
  6. 6 CL:家[jiā]
公园
gōng yuán
  1. 1 park (for public recreation)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公寓
gōng yù
  1. 1 apartment building
  2. 2 block of flats
  3. 3 CL:套[tào]
公平
gōng píng
  1. 1 fair
  2. 2 impartial
公民
gōng mín
  1. 1 citizen
公路
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
公里
gōng lǐ
  1. 1 kilometer
社交
shè jiāo
  1. 1 interaction
  2. 2 social contact
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
办公室
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]
上交
shàng jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over to
  2. 2 to give to higher authority
  3. 3 to seek connections in high places
不公
bù gōng
  1. 1 unjust
  2. 2 unfair

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
  1. 1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
  2. 2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
  1. 1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

Sample Sentences

是呀，高铁不是公交车，随意“霸坐”可是违法的呢。
shì ya ，gāotiě búshi gōngjiāochē ，suíyì “bàzuò ”kěshì wéifǎ de ne 。
Yes, the high speed rail is not a bus. It is illegal to take another person’s seat.
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可是我觉得O-bike这种共享经济很好啊！完全解决我出地铁站之后，到公司最后这一段路，没有公交车又拦不到出租车的困境。
kěshì wǒ juéde O-bike zhèzhǒng gòngxiǎng jīngjì hěn hǎo ā ！wánquán jiějué wǒ chū dìtiě zhàn zhīhòu ，dào gōngsī zuìhòu zhè yī duàn lù ，méiyǒu gōngjiāochē yòu lán bùdào chūzūchē de kùnjìng 。
But I think sharing economy initiatives like O-bike are great! It's completely resolved the problem I have when I come out of the subway station and there's still a distance to the company without any buses and being unable to catch a taxi.
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唉，差了一点，好吧，到时我给说说，那我们这就去厂里。（骗子将钱揣进口袋，二人挤上公交车）
ài ，chà le yīdiǎn ，hǎoba ，dàoshí wǒ gěi shuō shuo ，nà wǒmen zhè jiù qù chǎng lǐ 。（piànzi jiāng qián chuǎn jìn kǒudài ，èr rén jǐ shàng gōngjiāochē ）
Agh, you're just short a little. OK. I'll put a word in for you when the time comes. So let's go to the factory. (The con man puts the money into his pocket, and they both squeeze their way on to a bus)
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这个我有体会，现在城市的公交车遍布各个角落，班次也排得满满的，到哪都能公交出行，还有几条地铁线也开通了，生活确实方便了很多。
zhè ge wǒ yǒu tǐhuì ，xiànzài chéngshì de gōngjiāochē biànbù gègè jiǎoluò ，bāncì yě pái de mǎnmǎn de ，dào nǎ dōu néng gōngjiāo chūxíng ，háiyǒu jǐ tiáo dìtiěxiàn yě kāitong le ，shēnghuó quèshí fāngbiàn le hěn duō 。
I've had experience of that, now the city has public transport spread through every corner, and the schedules are really packed, you can go anywhere by public transport, and even some subway lines have now opened, so life is a lot more convenient.
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下公交车
xià gōngjiāochē
to get off the bus
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公交车上
gōngjiāochē shàng
on the bus
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燕郊到国贸的直达公交车，少了一条。
yānjiāo dào guómào de zhídá gōngjiāochē ，shǎo le yī tiáo 。
There is one less direct bus from Yanjiao to the international trade area.
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你不知道，昨天一路都堵车，半路公交车还爆胎，花了两个小时才到！
nǐ bù zhīdào ，zuótiān yī lù dōu dǔchē ，bànlù gōngjiāochē hái bàotāi ，huā le liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái dào ！
Well, let me tell you! There was a traffic jam all the way there and the bus ended up with a flat tire. It took me two hours to get there!
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搭公交车五分钟。
dā gōngjiāochē wǔ fēnzhōng 。
It's five minutes by bus.
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我家门口有公交站，那搭公交车要多久？
wǒ jiā ménkǒu yǒu gōngjiāozhàn ，nà dā gōngjiāochē yào duō jiǔ ？
There's a bus station just outside my house, so how far is it by bus?
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