bāshì

巴士

HSK 4Word · Noun

bus

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

bus; large public passenger vehicle

dialect

A direct loanword from English 'bus', used primarily in Cantonese-speaking regions (e.g., Hong Kong, Guangdong) and commonly understood in other Chinese areas. Often refers to city buses or coaches.

Wǒ我
měi每
rì日
dā搭
bā巴
shì士
fǎn返
gōng工
 。

I take the bus to work every day.

Qù去
jī机
chǎng场
kě可
yǐ以
zuò坐
jī机
chǎng场
bā巴
shì士
 。

You can take the airport bus to the airport.

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Bā巴
shì士
zhàn站
jiù就
zài在
qián前
miàn面
 。

The bus stop is just ahead.

Shuāng双
céng层
bā巴
shì士
zài在
Xiāng香
gǎng港
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
 。

Double-decker buses are very common in Hong Kong.