What does 公共汽车 mean in Chinese?

公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē) means "bus; ,班[ban1]" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 公共汽车?

公共汽车 is pronounced "gōng gòng qì chē" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

What HSK level is 公共汽车?

公共汽车 was an HSK 2 word on the old HSK 2.0 lists but is not on the new exam syllabus.

What characters make up 公共汽车?

公共汽车 is made up of the characters 公, 共, 汽, 车. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

How do you write 公共汽车?

You can practice writing 公共汽车 using our stroke order tool.

公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē), bus

公共汽车

gōng gòng qì chē

bus; ,班[ban1]

Dropped from new HSKclassifier

Traditional: 公共汽車

Characters in This Word

公共汽车

Definitions

(classifier) bus
,班[ban1]

Classifier: 辆 (liàng), 班 (bān)

Example Sentences

我坐公共汽车去学校。

Wǒ zuò gōnggòngqìchē qù xuéxiào

I take the bus to school

HSK levels

New HSK exam: Not tested
HSK 2.0: HSK 2
HSK Lord study list: HSK 2 list

公共汽车: On the old HSK 2 list, dropped from the new exam. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

Not on the new exam

公共汽车 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.

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