我坐公共汽车去学校。
Wǒ zuò gōng gòng qì chē qù xué xiào.
I take the bus to school.
Transportation
20 minutes
Learn words for different types of transportation in Chinese.
How to use these phrases
In this lesson, you will learn how to say car, bus, train, airplane, and bicycle in Chinese. These words are very useful when you are traveling! In Chinese, to say "I go by bus", say "我坐公共汽车" (wǒ zuò gōng gòng qì chē). To say "I ride a bicycle", say "我骑自行车" (wǒ qí zì xíng chē). China has the fastest trains in the world called "高铁" (gāo tiě), which means "high-speed rail". The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail is one of the busiest in the world! How do you go to school? Say it in Chinese!
Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin
| Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | Bus |
| 汽车 | qì chē | Car |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | Bicycle |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | Train |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | Airplane |
| 坐船 | zuò chuán | Ship/Boat |
| 坐 | zuò | Take (transport) |
| 开 | kāi | Drive |
Example sentences
火车在铁路上走。
Huǒ chē zài tiě lù shang zǒu.
The train runs on the railway.
爸爸开汽车。
Bà ba kāi qì chē.
Dad drives a car.
飞机飞得很快。
Fēi jī fēi de hěn kuài.
The airplane flies very fast.
我骑自行车去公园。
Wǒ qí zì xíng chē qù gōng yuán.
I ride a bicycle to the park.
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