公车 (gōng chē) — bus (public transport vehicle); official car (government or organization vehicle)
Definition
公车 has two unrelated senses: a public bus (sense 1), or a vehicle owned by a government unit or company for official business (sense 2). Context — 坐 vs. 配/私用 — disambiguates them.
noun
bus (public transport vehicle)official car (government or organization vehicle)
Measure word · 辆
Examples
- 公车。Tā měi tiān zuò gōng chē shàng bān.He takes the bus to work every day.
- 公车。Zhè tái gōng chē shì gōng sī zhuān mén wèi jīng lǐ pèi de.This official car is a company car assigned specifically for the manager.
- 公车。Dān wèi yán jìn gōng chē sī yòng.The unit strictly prohibits using official cars for private purposes.
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