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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公司gōngsī很远。hěn yuǎn

My home is far from the company.

每天měitiānzuò公共汽车gōnggòng qìchē上班。shàngbān

Every day I take the bus to work.

车站chēzhànzài我家wǒ jiā前面。qiánmiàn

The bus stop is in front of my home.

zuò三路sān lù车。chē

I take the number three bus.

车上chē shàngrén很多。hěn duō

There are many people on the bus.

常常chángcháng站着。zhàn zhe

I often stand.

二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng以后,yǐhòudào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
from
公司gōngsīthe company
很远hěn yuǎnis far
I
每天měitiānevery day
zuòtake
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēthe bus
to
上班shàngbānwork
车站chēzhànthe bus stop
zàiis
前面qiánmiànin front of
三路sān lùthe number three
chēbus
车上chē shàngon the bus
rénpeople
很多hěn duōare many
常常chángchángoften
站着zhàn zhestand
二十èrshítwenty
分钟fēnzhōngminutes
以后yǐhòulater
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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