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The word "巴士" is formed through phonetic transliteration from the English word "bus", where the characters "巴" and "士" are chosen solely for their sounds, "bā" and "shì", to approximate the pronunciation of the source word, thereby creating a term for the vehicle without deriving meaning from the individual characters.

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我每天坐巴士去上班。

Wǒ měitiān zuò bāshì qù shàngbān.

I take the bus to work every day.

巴士站在街道的对面。

Bāshì zhàn zài jiēdào de duìmiàn.

The bus stop is across the street.

如果你错过这班巴士，就要等半小时。

Rúguǒ nǐ cuòguò zhè bān bāshì, jiù yào děng bàn xiǎoshí.

If you miss this bus, you have to wait for half an hour.

红色的双层巴士是这座城市著名的标志。

Hóngsè de shuāngcéng bāshì shì zhè zuò chéngshì zhùmíng de biāozhì.

The red double-decker bus is a famous symbol of this city.

由于交通拥堵，巴士不得不绕道行驶。

Yóuyú jiāotōng yōngdǔ, bāshì bùdébù ràodào xíngshǐ.

Due to traffic congestion, the bus had to detour.

Word Definition - 巴士

bā shì bus (loanword); motor coach

Individual Character Details

巴 bā, bā
士 shì, shì