公交车站
gōngjiāochē zhàn
The English phrase "bus stops" is translated into Mandarin as 公交车站 (gōngjiāochē zhàn).
公交车站 refers to designated places on a road where buses stop for passengers to get on or off. In mainland China, 公交车站 is the standard term used in public signage and daily conversation.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 公交车站 is composed of 公交 (public transport), 车 (vehicle) and 站 (station/stop).
Which one should you use?
巴士站 (bāshì zhàn) is a common alternative using a transliteration of 'bus'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase 公交车站 is a noun phrase and does not change its form for plurality.
How do you pronounce it?
gōngjiāochē zhàn
Did you know?
- The word 巴士 (bāshì) is a phonetic loanword from the English 'bus' and is more common in Hong Kong and Cantonese-speaking regions.
- The word 站 (zhàn), which means 'station' or 'stop', is used for everything from a tiny bus stop to a massive high-speed rail station, showing how the language scales the same character for different sizes.
- When describing a bus stop, speakers may use the term 站牌 (zhànpái), which specifically refers to the physical signpost rather than the waiting area.
Examples in context
- 这附近有公交车站吗？Zhè fùjìn yǒu gōngjiāochēzhàn ma?Are there any bus stops nearby?
- 我们在公交车站等车吧。Wǒmen zài gōngjiāochēzhàn děng chē ba.Let's wait for the bus at the bus stop.
- 那个公交车站非常远。Nàge gōngjiāochēzhàn fēicháng yuǎn.That bus stop is very far.
Example conversation
Xinyi and Wei are looking for a way to go home.
- 伟 Wei欣怡，你知道公交车站在哪里吗？Xīnyí, nǐ zhīdào gōngjiāo chēzhàn zài nǎlǐ ma?Xinyi, do you know where the bus stop is?
- 欣怡 Xinyi就在前面那个路口。Jiù zài qiánmiàn nàgè lùkǒu.It's just at the intersection ahead.
- 伟 Wei太好了，我们快走吧。Tài hǎole, wǒmen kuài zǒu ba.Great, let's hurry.
- 欣怡 Xinyi好的，走吧，伟。Hǎode, zǒu ba, Wěi.Okay, let's go, Wei.
