坐公交车 · Taking the Bus
Zuò gōngjiāo chē — Daily commute by bus.
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我住的地方没有地铁。
The place I live has no subway.
所以我常常坐公交车。
So I often take the bus.
公交车站在我家门口。
The bus stop is right outside my door.
我坐三路车去学校。
I take bus number 3 to school.
车票两块钱。
The ticket is two yuan.
车里有时候人很多。
Sometimes there are a lot of people in the bus.
我一般给老人让座。
I usually give my seat to elderly people.
公交车比地铁慢一点。
The bus is a bit slower than the subway.
但是比地铁便宜。
But it's cheaper than the subway.
Vocabulary in this story (33 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 住的 | zhù de | live (in) |
| 地方 | dìfang | place |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | has no |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | so |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often |
| 坐 | zuò | take |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāo chē | the bus |
| 公交车站 | gōngjiāo chē zhàn | bus stop |
| 在 | zài | is at |
| 我家 | wǒ jiā | my home |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway |
| 三路车 | sān lù chē | bus number 3 |
| 去 | qù | to |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 车票 | chē piào | ticket |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 块 | kuài | yuan |
| 钱 | qián | (currency) |
| 车里 | chē lǐ | in the bus |
| 有时候 | yǒu shíhou | sometimes |
| 人 | rén | people |
| 很多 | hěn duō | are many |
| 一般 | yìbān | usually |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 老人 | lǎorén | elderly |
| 让座 | ràng zuò | give up my seat |
| 比 | bǐ | (is) than |
| 慢 | màn | slower |
| 一点 | yì diǎn | a bit |
| 但是 | dànshì | but |
| 便宜 | piányi | (is) cheaper |