Definition
公车 has two distinct meanings depending on context. 1) It can refer to a bus (especially in Taiwan and Hong Kong; in mainland China 公交车 or 公共汽车 is more common but 公车 is still used in some compounds). 2) It can mean an official car owned by a government agency or organization, as in 公车私用 (using official cars for private purposes). Pay attention to the context to tell which sense is intended.
n.
bus (public transport vehicle)official car (government or organization vehicle)
Examples
- 公车。Tā měitiān zuò gōng chē shàngbān.He takes the bus to work every day.
- 公车。Zhè tái gōng chē shì gōngsī zhuānmén wèi jīnglǐ pèi de.This official car is a company car assigned specifically for the manager.
- 公车。Dānwèi yánjìn gōng chē sīyòng.The unit strictly prohibits using official cars for private purposes.
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