公共汽车

• 拼音: gōng gòng qì chē
• 汉字拆解: 公 = 八 (divide) + 厶 (private, inverted) = 'not private, public'; 共 = shared; 汽 = 氵(water) + 气 (gas); 车 = simplified from 車, pictograph of a chariot

含义

Bus; public bus. The full formal term for a public transit bus.

The formal, complete term for a city bus. In everyday speech, most people shorten it to 公交车. Still commonly seen on signs, official documents, and in textbooks.

例句

1. 我每天坐公共汽车去上班。
2. 公共汽车站在马路对面。
3. 这路公共汽车到火车站吗？

用法指南

语境: transportation, directions, commuting

语气: neutral, informative

正确说法

• 请问公共汽车站在哪里？(Excuse me, where is the bus stop?)
• 我坐公共汽车去学校。(I take the bus to school.)

错误说法

• 在日常口语中，公共汽车显得太正式 — in casual speech, use 公交车 instead, which is the common short form.

起源与历史

Compound of 公共 (public, communal) and 汽车 (automobile), literally 'public automobile.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal