Usages of gōngjiāochē
地铁 的 票 不 贵， 公交车 的 票 更 便宜。dìtiě de piào bú guì, gōngjiāochē de piào gèng piányi.
Subway tickets are not expensive; bus tickets are even cheaper.
他 站 着 等 公交车， 我 坐 着 看 书。tā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn shū.
He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
有 地铁 和 公交车， 去 公司 很 方便。yǒu dìtiě hé gōngjiāochē, qù gōngsī hěn fāngbiàn.
With the subway and buses, it's very convenient to go to the company.
她 觉得 坐 地铁 去 机场 比 坐 公交车 更 方便。tā juéde zuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng bǐ zuò gōngjiāochē gèng fāngbiàn.
She thinks taking the subway to the airport is more convenient than taking the bus.
早上 她 常常 从 地铁站 走 到 公交站 坐 公交车 去 公司。zǎoshang tā chángcháng cóng dìtiězhàn zǒu dào gōngjiāozhàn zuò gōngjiāochē qù gōngsī.
In the morning she often walks from the subway station to the bus stop and takes a bus to the company.
因为 下雨， 地铁站 外面 的 公交站 有 很 多 人 在 那里 等 公交车。yīnwèi xiàyǔ, dìtiězhàn wàimiàn de gōngjiāozhàn yǒu hěn duō rén zài nàli děng gōngjiāochē.
Because it was raining, there were many people waiting for the bus at the bus stop outside the subway station.
我 每天 早上 坐 公交车 的 时候， 常常 跟 司机 说 “早上好”。wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zuò gōngjiāochē de shíhou, chángcháng gēn sījī shuō “zǎoshanghǎo".
Every morning on the bus I often say “good morning” to the driver.
早上 八 点 市中心 的 交通 最 拥挤， 公交车 和 地铁 都 很 满。zǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.
At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.
现在 交通 很 发达， 从 郊区 到 市中心 的 地铁 常常 很 满， 要 坐 四十 分钟， 比 公交车 方便。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
今天 的 公交车 太 慢 了， 我 差点儿 迟到。jīntiān de gōngjiāochē tài màn le, wǒ chàdiǎnr chídào.
The bus was too slow today, and I almost was late.
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