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坐公共汽车 · Taking the Bus

Zuò Gōnggòng Qìchē — The number three bus to work, twenty minutes for two yuan.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

我家wǒ jiā离lí公司gōngsī很远。hěn yuǎn

My home is far from the company.

我wǒ每天měitiān坐zuò公共汽车gōnggòng qìchē去qù上班。shàngbān

Every day I take the bus to work.

车站chēzhàn在zài我家wǒ jiā前面。qiánmiàn

The bus stop is in front of my home.

我wǒ坐zuò三路sān lù车。chē

I take the number three bus.

车上chē shàng人rén很多。hěn duō

There are many people on the bus.

我wǒ常常chángcháng站着。zhàn zhe

I often stand.

二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng以后,yǐhòu我wǒ到dào公司。gōngsī

Twenty minutes later, I arrive at the company.

坐车zuò chē不贵,bú guì只要zhǐ yào两块钱。liǎng kuài qián

The bus is not expensive — only two yuan.

Vocabulary in this story (28 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
我家wǒ jiāmy home
离lífrom
公司gōngsīthe company
很远hěn yuǎnis far
我wǒI
每天měitiānevery day
坐zuòtake
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēthe bus
去qùto
上班shàngbānwork
车站chēzhànthe bus stop
在zàiis
前面qiánmiànin front of
三路sān lùthe number three
车chēbus
车上chē shàngon the bus
人rénpeople
很多hěn duōare many
常常chángchángoften
站着zhàn zhestand
二十èrshítwenty
分钟fēnzhōngminutes
以后yǐhòulater
到dàoarrive at
坐车zuò chētaking the bus
不贵bú guìis not expensive
只要zhǐ yàoonly costs
两块钱liǎng kuài qiántwo yuan

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