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巴士
bāshì
1. bus (loanword)
2. motor coach
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

巴
bā
to desire, to wish for
HSK 5 4 丶
士
shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
HSK 4 3 丶

Compound Words (7)

巴士拉
Bāshìlā
Basra (city in Iraq)
巴士底
bāshìdǐ
the Bastille (Paris)
中巴士
zhōngbāshì
minibus
巴士站
bāshìzhàn
bus stop
小型巴士
xiǎoxíngbāshì
minibus
巴士海峡
BāshìHǎixiá
Bashi Channel between south Taiwan and Luzon Island, north the Philippines
双层巴士
shuāngcéngbāshì
double-decker bus

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,639 of 84,292