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title: "Daba Meaning: 大巴 (dàbā) Means “coach”"
description: "大巴 (dàbā) means “coach; large bus”. Hear its tones, see what 大 and 巴 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daba"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 大巴 mean?

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大巴 dàbā

## coach; large bus

## Its characters

1. 大 dà big
2. 巴 bā bus (short for 巴士)

## In a sentence

我们坐大巴去机场。 We're taking a coach to the airport.

[More about 大巴](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%B4)

## More words with 大 or 巴

- [巴掌 bāzhang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bazhang)
- [大臣 dàchén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dachen)
- [大大 dàdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dada)
- [大胆 dàdǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadan)
- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [大都 dàdōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadou)
- [大多 dàduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduo)
- [大方 dàfang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafang)
- [大幅 dàfú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dafu)
- [大概 dàgài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagai)

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