---
title: "Gongjiaoche Meaning: 公交车 (gōngjiāochē) Means “bus”"
description: "公交车 (traditional 公交車, gōngjiāochē) means “bus; public bus”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongjiaoche"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 公交车 mean?

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公交车 gōngjiāochē

## bus; public bus

## Its characters

1. 车 chē car

## In a sentence

我们坐公交车去吧。 Let's take the bus there.

但是**公交车**来了。

From [星期五（上） · Friday (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/friday-again-easy-chinese-time-loop-story-1#library-word-745-748)

[More about 公交车](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%AC%E4%BA%A4%E8%BD%A6)

## More words with 公 or 交 or 车

- [办公 bàngōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangong)
- [办公室 bàngōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangongshi)
- [车祸 chēhuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chehuo)
- [车间 chējiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chejian)
- [车辆 chēliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cheliang)
- [成交 chéngjiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengjiao)
- [车位 chēwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chewei)
- [车厢 chēxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chexiang)
- [车站 chēzhàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhan)
- [车主 chēzhǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chezhu)

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