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大巴 (dà bā) — large bus, coach (colloquial abbreviation for 大型巴士)

Definition

大巴 (dà bā) is the casual, spoken word for a long-distance coach — an abbreviation of 大型巴士. Use 客车 in more formal or technical writing; it covers both long-distance buses and passenger trains.

noun
large buscoach (colloquial abbreviation for 大型巴士)
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 大巴。
    Wǒ men zuò dà bā qù lǚ xíng.
    We take a bus to travel.
  • 大巴。
    Zhè liàng dà bā shàng yǒu hěn duō rén.
    There are a lot of people on this bus.
  • 大巴。
    Zhè liàng dà bā shì qù běi jīng de.
    This bus is going to Beijing.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàlarge
巴bābus

The first part means large; the second stands for bus, so it means a large bus.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Open 大 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 巴 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 4Vehicles

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