公交车

• 拼音: gōng jiāo chē
• 汉字拆解: 公 = public; 交 = 亠 (lid) + 父 (father) — originally 'to cross, to exchange'; 车 = vehicle

含义

Bus; city bus. The common, everyday short form for a public transit bus.

Shortened from 公共交通车辆. This is the most commonly used word for 'bus' in daily conversation, much more frequent than the full form 公共汽车.

例句

1. 公交车来了，我们快上去！
2. 坐公交车去那里大概要半个小时。
3. 我在公交车上看了一本书。

用法指南

语境: transportation, daily commuting, giving directions

语气: conversational

正确说法

• 你坐几路公交车？(Which bus line do you take?)
• 公交车太挤了。(The bus is too crowded.)

错误说法

• 不要把公交车和出租车混淆 — 公交车 is a public bus with fixed routes; 出租车 is a taxi.

起源与历史

Abbreviation derived from 公共交通 (public transport) + 车 (vehicle), emerging as urban bus systems modernised.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal