"Where is the bus?"

Translation: 公交车在哪里？

[Kittysdream]

Is everyone see some randomly new charachters for bus all of a sudden?

[Celticfiddleguy]

Do you mean "公交车"? Duo often "teaches" new words by just "slipping" them in as we progress; I try to have a dictionary app open as I go so I can look up anything new.

[CinnamonTe1]

This is why they should show pinyin.

[AxelB.J.Y.M.]

They're doing so right now :)

[MrsCarolyn1]

This is not the word for bus that we have been taught. Is this a different word for bus?

[Chris735508]

As far as im aware both words can be used. My chinese ex girlfriend would say 公交车 gongjiaoche

[SzymonRuci]

"巴士" is it okay to use it?

[ChuDust]

Yes, in singapore we call busses 巴士 and taxis 德士. If im not mistaken, i think Taiwan calls busses 巴士 too. But we're the only ones who call taxis 德士

[Nie_Dan]

Hong Kong also uses 德士

[SteveMalonezo]

肯定

[Alison920660]

Maybe only in Hong Kong? I'm not sure if this is used in other Chinese speaking regions.

[StephanusG1]

It is. 巴士 is often printed on buses in Mainland China.

[maartendoc]

公 (gōng) = public/collectively owned
交 (jiāo) = to hand over/to deliver/to pay
车 (chē) = car/vehicle
公交车 (gōng jiāo chē) = public deliver vehicle = bus

公 (gōng) = public/collectively owned
共 (gòng) = common/general/to share
汽 (qì) = steam/vapor
车 (chē) = car/vehicle
公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) = public common steam vehicle = bus

[Marin470782]

The audio isn't working for several of the characters

[dawaltconley]

Should it be possible to say 哪里的有公共汽车？

[Celticfiddleguy]

Sounds odd to me (a native speaker can verify?) but I think omitting 的 works: 哪里有公共汽车 but to me would emphasise WHERE over 公共汽车

[AmbassadorLeslie]

no

[George792719]

More nonsense education designed for you to get things wrong without a chance. Stupid

[glacials]

The goal is learning, not getting every answer on the first try. By getting it wrong, you remember it for next time. This is how Duolingo teaches.

[cinimidrak]

Stop 儿话音, it's not putonghua