About This Lesson
Use Confirming the Right Bus to practice Chinese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
公交车来了。
gōng jiāo chē lái le The bus is here.
B
你觉得这是我们该坐的公交车吗？
nǐ jué de zhè shì wǒ men gāi zuò de gōng jiāo chē ma Do you think this is the right bus?
A
我们上车前问问司机吧。
wǒ men shàng chē qián wèn wen sī jī ba Let's ask the driver before we get on.
A
请问，这辆公交车到车站吗？
qǐng wèn, zhè liàng gōng jiāo chē dào chē zhàn ma Excuse me, does this bus go to the station?
C
车站是最后一站。
chē zhàn shì zuì hòu yí zhàn The station is the last stop.
B
那这就是我们该坐的公交车。
nà zhè jiù shì wǒ men gāi zuò de gōng jiāo chē Then this is the right bus.
A
我们上车后往里面走一点吧。
wǒ men shàng chē hòu wǎng lǐ miàn zǒu yì diǎn ba Let's get on and move farther inside.
B
我站在中间附近。
wǒ zhàn zài zhōng jiān fù jìn I'll stand near the middle.Word by Word
公交车
公交车 means bus here, as in the bus arriving and the bus being checked before boarding. It is a common noun for a public bus and can be used as the destination vehicle after 这辆. Use it when identifying or asking about a bus at a stop.
来
来 describes the bus coming toward the people at the stop; in 公交车来了, it contributes the meaning that the bus has arrived. It commonly describes movement toward the speaker or a relevant place. Use it when announcing that someone or something has arrived.
了
In 公交车来了, 了 marks the newly changed situation: the bus is now here. It appears after 来 in this dialogue, while the whole expression says that the bus has arrived. Use it when reporting a newly completed or newly changed situation.
你
你 means you in 你觉得这是我们该坐的公交车吗？. It identifies the person whose opinion is being asked for. Use it before a verb when speaking directly to one person.
觉得
觉得 introduces someone’s opinion or impression in 你觉得这是我们该坐的公交车吗？. It is followed here by the opinion being checked, 这是我们该坐的公交车吗？. Use it when asking what someone thinks about a choice or situation.
这
这 means this and points to the bus being discussed in 这辆公交车 and 这是我们该坐的公交车吗？. It is used to identify something nearby or currently under discussion. Use it before a noun or before 是 when identifying something.
是
是 connects the subject with an identification in 这是我们该坐的公交车吗？ and 这就是我们该坐的公交车. Here it helps identify this bus as the one they should take. Use it when saying what something is or which item it is.
我们
我们 means we or us and includes the speaker and the companion in 我们上车前问问司机吧 and 我们该坐的公交车. It can be the subject of a shared plan or describe something belonging to the group. Use it before a verb when talking about an action done together.
该
该 says that something is the appropriate or expected choice in 我们该坐的公交车. With 坐, it identifies the bus they are supposed to ride. Use 该 before a verb when describing what someone should or is meant to do.
坐
坐 means ride or take a vehicle in 我们该坐的公交车. In this phrase, it describes the bus that the group should ride. It commonly comes before the name of a vehicle when saying that someone will take it. Use it when choosing or describing transport.
的
的 links the description 我们该坐 to the noun 公交车 in 我们该坐的公交车. The phrase before 的 tells which bus is being identified. A reliable reusable pattern is description + 的 + noun, useful when specifying a particular item.
吗
吗 at the end of 你觉得这是我们该坐的公交车吗？ and 这辆公交车到车站吗？ marks a yes-or-no question. It turns the preceding statement into a question without changing the word order inside it. Use it at the end when checking information.
上车
上车 means get on a vehicle in 上车前 and 上车后. It names the boarding action, and it can combine directly with 前 or 后 to place another action before or after boarding. Use it when telling someone to board a bus or describing boarding.
前
前 means before in 上车前, so the group will ask the driver before getting on. It follows the action or event that the timing is based on. Use the pattern event + 前 to describe something that happens earlier.
问问
问问 means ask briefly or make a quick inquiry in 问问司机. The repeated form gives the suggestion a light, limited action rather than presenting a long inquiry. It takes the person being asked directly after it here, as in 问问司机. Use it when suggesting a quick question to someone.
司机
司机 means driver in 问问司机, the person the passengers ask about the route. It is the object of 问问 here. Use it when addressing or referring to the person driving a bus or another vehicle.
吧
吧 at the end of 我们上车前问问司机吧 and 我们上车后往里面走一点吧 softens the words into a suggestion. It makes the proposal sound cooperative rather than forceful. Use it at the end of a suggestion to a companion.
请问
请问 is the polite opener used before asking the driver a question in 请问，这辆公交车到车站吗？. Inside 请问, 请 adds a polite requesting tone and 问 supplies the action of asking. Use the whole expression before a question when politely asking a driver, staff member, or another person for information.
辆
辆 is the vehicle classifier in 这辆公交车, placed between 这 and 公交车. It lets the speaker refer to one particular bus as 这辆公交车. Use it when counting or identifying vehicles with a number or demonstrative.
到
到 means go to or reach in 这辆公交车到车站吗？, asking whether the bus reaches the station. It is followed here by the destination 车站. Use the pattern vehicle or person + 到 + destination when checking or describing where someone or something goes.
车站
车站 means station or stop in 到车站 and 车站是最后一站. Here it is the destination the passengers want to reach and the stop identified as the final one. Use it after 到 when asking whether a vehicle goes to a station.
最后
最后 means last or final in 最后一站, describing the station’s position at the end of the route. It comes before the noun 一站 in this expression. Use it when identifying the final item or stop in an ordered sequence.
站
站 means stop in 最后一站, where it refers to a stop on the bus route. Together with 最后, it identifies the station at the end of the route. Use it when talking about stops in public transport routes.
那
那 means then or in that case at the start of 那这就是我们该坐的公交车. It links the driver’s route information to the passengers’ conclusion about which bus to take. Use it before a conclusion when responding to information just given.
就
就 helps present the conclusion in 那这就是我们该坐的公交车: given that information, this is therefore the bus they should take. It appears inside the conclusion rather than naming a separate object. Use it when drawing a direct conclusion from a previous fact or condition.
后
后 means after in 上车后, so the passengers will move inside after getting on. It follows the event that establishes the timing. Use the pattern event + 后 to describe what happens later.
往
往 marks the direction toward which the movement goes in 往里面走一点. It is followed by the direction or place 里面 and then the movement verb 走. Use 往 + direction or place + movement verb when telling someone where to move.
里面
里面 means inside in 往里面走一点, referring to the interior of the bus. With 往, it gives the direction of movement. Use it when directing someone toward the inside of a vehicle, room, or other space.
走
走 means walk or move in 往里面走一点. In this bus scene, it means move farther toward the inside rather than simply leave the bus. It commonly follows a direction phrase such as 往里面. Use it when asking someone to move to another place on foot or within a space.
一点
一点 means a little in 往里面走一点, so the passengers are asked to move only a small distance. In 一点, 一 indicates one and 点 indicates a small amount or point; together they express a small amount. Use it after an action to request or describe a slight amount of movement or change.
我
我 means I or me in 我站在中间附近. It is the speaker who states where they will stand. Use it before a verb when describing your own action or position.
在
在 introduces the location in 我站在中间附近, showing where the speaker stands. It combines with a place phrase such as 中间附近. Use 在 + place when stating where someone or something is located.
中间
中间 means the middle in 我站在中间附近. With 附近, it describes an area near the middle rather than naming an exact point. Use it when choosing or describing a central position in a bus, room, or other space.
附近
附近 means nearby or in the vicinity in 中间附近, so the speaker will stand near the middle. It follows the place 中间 and makes the location approximate. Use place + 附近 when referring to an area close to a landmark or position.
Grammar Points
主语 + 动词 + 了
公交车来了。
gōng jiāo chē lái leThe bus has arrived.
句末“了”表示新情况出现或动作已经发生，不对应英语中的单独助动词。
动词 + 一点
走一点。
zǒu yì diǎnWalk a little.
“一点”放在动词后，表示动作的数量或程度较少，相当于“a little”。
Chinese Vocabulary
车站
noun
chē zhàn
station
到
verb
dào
go to; reach
公交车
noun
gōng jiāo chē
bus
觉得
verb
jué de
think; feel
来了
verb
lái le
has arrived
那
adv
nà
then; in that case
请问
phrase
qǐng wèn
excuse me; may I ask
上车
phrase
shàng chē
get on the bus
司机
noun
sī jī
driver
问问
verb
wèn wen
ask
最后
adj
zuì hòu
last
坐
verb
zuò
take; ride
Quiz
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last
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最后get on the bus
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上车driver
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司机think; feel