公交车 gōng jiāo chē
“public transport vehicle; town bus”
2021 list level 2Traditional 公交車Measure word 辆
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
公交车 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 346: 公交车 gōngjiāochē — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 88
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 公交车
公交车 is the everyday noun for a city bus (the vehicle). Use it with verbs like 坐、等、上、下 and count buses with the classifier 辆: 一辆公交车. It can also stand for bus service in general (这儿的公交车很方便), while 公交 alone often means public transport.
例句Example sentences
- 我每天坐公交车上班。wǒ měi tiān zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng bān.I take the bus to work every day.
- 请问，这辆公交车去火车站吗？qǐng wèn, zhè liàng gōng jiāo chē qù huǒ chē zhàn ma?Excuse me, does this bus go to the train station?
- 外面下雨了，我们坐公交车回家吧。wài miàn xià yǔ le, wǒ men zuò gōng jiāo chē huí jiā ba.It's raining outside, let's take the bus home.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我在车站等一个公交车。
✓我在车站等一辆公交车。
Vehicles such as buses and cars are counted with the classifier 辆, not 个.
易混词Easily confused
公交车vs公共汽车
公共汽车 is the fuller, more formal name for the same vehicle and appears in signs and official texts; 公交车 is the usual spoken word in mainland China. Both take 辆.