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班车 (bān chē) — regular bus (shuttle bus, especially for a company or institution)

Definition

A shuttle bus running on a fixed route and schedule, typically for a company, school, or residential community — not a regular city public bus (公交车).

noun
regular bus (shuttle bus, especially for a company or institution)
Measure word · 辆

Examples

  • 班车。
    Měi tiān zǎo chén qī diǎn yǒu bān chē cóng xiǎo qū chū fā.
    There is a shuttle bus departing from the residential area at seven every morning.
  • 班车。
    Gōng sī wèi yuán gōng tí gōng le miǎn fèi bān chē.
    The company provides free shuttle buses for employees.
  • 班车。
    Zhè tàng bān chē měi bàn xiǎo shí yī bān.
    This shuttle bus runs every half hour.

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.

班bānshift or scheduled run
车chēvehicle

班 refers to a shift or scheduled run and 车 is a vehicle, so a scheduled bus.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 珏珏juépieces of jade
  • 刀刀dāoknife

班 shows 珏, pieces of jade, and 刀, a knife, cutting them into pieces.

Open 班 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →
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