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.
我家离公司很远。
My home is far from the company.
我每天坐公共汽车去上班。
Every day I take the bus to work.
车站在我家前面。
The bus stop is in front of my home.
我坐三路车。
I take the number three bus.
车上人很多。
There are many people on the bus.
我常常站着。
I often stand.
二十分钟以后,我到公司。
Twenty minutes later, I arrive at the company.
坐车不贵,只要两块钱。
The bus is not expensive — only two yuan.
Vocabulary in this story (28 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我家 | wǒ jiā | my home |
| 离 | lí | from |
| 公司 | gōngsī | the company |
| 很远 | hěn yuǎn | is far |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 每天 | měitiān | every day |
| 坐 | zuò | take |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | the bus |
| 去 | qù | to |
| 上班 | shàngbān | work |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | the bus stop |
| 在 | zài | is |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | in front of |
| 三路 | sān lù | the number three |
| 车 | chē | bus |
| 车上 | chē shàng | on the bus |
| 人 | rén | people |
| 很多 | hěn duō | are many |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often |
| 站着 | zhàn zhe | stand |
| 二十 | èrshí | twenty |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minutes |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | later |
| 到 | dào | arrive at |
| 坐车 | zuò chē | taking the bus |
| 不贵 | bú guì | is not expensive |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | only costs |
| 两块钱 | liǎng kuài qián | two yuan |