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Learn Hardcore Chinese: gōngjiāochē - bus

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 7
/gōngjiāochē

gōngjiāochē

Word

公交车gōngjiāochē

Meaning

bus

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of gōngjiāochē

地铁dìtiě　的de　票piào　不bú　贵guì，　公交车gōngjiāochē　的de　票piào　更gèng　便宜piányi。dìtiě de piào bú guì, gōngjiāochē de piào gèng piányi.

Subway tickets are not expensive; bus tickets are even cheaper.

他tā　站zhàn　着zhe　等děng　公交车gōngjiāochē，　我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　看kàn　书shū。tā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn shū.

He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.

有yǒu　地铁dìtiě　和hé　公交车gōngjiāochē，　去qù　公司gōngsī　很hěn　方便fāngbiàn。yǒu dìtiě hé gōngjiāochē, qù gōngsī hěn fāngbiàn.

With the subway and buses, it's very convenient to go to the company.

她tā　觉得juéde　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　去qù　机jī场chǎng　比bǐ　坐zuò　公交车gōngjiāochē　更gèng　方fāng便biàn。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zǎoshang　她tā　常常chángcháng　从cóng　地铁站dìtiězhàn　走zǒu　到dào　公交站gōngjiāozhàn　坐zuò　公交车gōngjiāochē　去qù　公司gōngsī。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yīnwèi　下雨xiàyǔ，　地铁站dìtiězhàn　外面wàimiàn　的de　公交站gōngjiāozhàn　有yǒu　很hěn　多duō　人rén　在zài　那里nàli　等děng　公交车gōngjiāochē。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wǒ　每天měitiān　早上zǎoshang　坐zuò　公交车gōngjiāochē　的de　时候shíhou，　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　司机sījī　说shuō　“早上好zǎoshanghǎo”。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zǎoshang　八bā　点diǎn　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　交通jiāotōng　最zuì　拥挤yōngjǐ，　公交车gōngjiāochē　和hé　地铁dìtiě　都dōu　很hěn　满mǎn。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xiànzài　交通jiāotōng　很hěn　发达fādá，　从cóng　郊区jiāoqū　到dào　市中心shìzhōngxīn　的de　地铁dìtiě　常常chángcháng　很hěn　满mǎn，　要yào　坐zuò　四十sìshí　分钟fēnzhōng，　比bǐ　公交车gōngjiāochē　方便fāngbiàn。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jīntiān　的de　公交车gōngjiāochē　太tài　慢màn　了le，　我wǒ　差点儿chàdiǎnr　迟到chídào。jīntiān de gōngjiāochē tài màn le, wǒ chàdiǎnr chídào.

The bus was too slow today, and I almost was late.

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