路 lù road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind syn 汽车 汽車 qì chē car / automobile / bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 上车 上車 shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 车站 車站 chē zhàn rail station / bus stop / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4] syn 公车 公車 gōng chē bus / abbr. for 公共汽車|公共汽车[gong1 gong4 qi4 che1] / car belonging to an organization and used by its members (government car, police car, company car etc) / abbr. for 公務用車|公务用车[gong1 wu4 yong4 che1] 巴士 bā shì bus (loanword) / motor coach 轿车 轎車 jiào chē enclosed carriage for carrying passengers / motor carriage / car or bus / limousine / CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4] syn 光线 光線 guāng xiàn light ray / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph) syn 下车 下車 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) syn 车门 車門 chē mén car door / door of bus, railway carriage etc 车票 車票 chē piào ticket (for a bus or train) 车窗 車窗 chē chuāng car window / window of a vehicle (bus, train etc) 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 大巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士) 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 站点 站點 zhàn diǎn a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc) 班车 班車 bān chē regular bus (service) syn 快车 快車 kuài chē express (train, bus etc) 汽车站 汽車站 qì chē zhàn bus stop / bus station 终点站 終點站 zhōng diǎn zhàn terminus / final stop on rail or bus line 亮光 liàng guāng light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object syn 进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.) 专车 專車 zhuān chē special (or reserved) train (or bus etc) / limousine / private car used as a taxi and booked via a smartphone app 客车 客車 kè chē coach / bus / passenger train 大篷车 大篷車 dà péng chē covered truck / covered wagon / bus with some seating but mostly standing room 换乘 換乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc) / transfer between modes of transport 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 车号 車號 chē hào vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number) 长途车 長途車 cháng tú chē long-distance bus / coach 萤火 螢火 yíng huǒ light of firefly / fairy light 背光 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light syn 末班车 末班車 mò bān chē last bus or train / last chance 总线 總線 zǒng xiàn computer bus 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 轻骑 輕騎 qīng qí light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped syn 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 候车 候車 hòu chē to wait for a train or bus 客运 客運 kè yùn passenger transportation / (Tw) intercity bus 光柱 guāng zhù light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics) syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 慢车 慢車 màn chē local bus or train / slow train with many stops 可见光 可見光 kě jiàn guāng visible light / light in optical spectrum 候车室 候車室 hòu chē shì waiting room (for train, bus etc) 区间 區間 qū jiān delimited area / defined section of a train or bus route / numerical range / (math.) interval syn 站牌 zhàn pái bus stop sign / train station sign syn 直达车 直達車 zhí dá chē through train (or bus) 母线 母線 mǔ xiàn generating line / generatrix (in geometry) / bus (in electronics) / bus bar 公交车 公交車 gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle / town bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì chē bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4],班[ban1] 坐车 坐車 zuò chē to take the car, bus, train etc 开往 開往 kāi wǎng (of a bus, train etc) to leave for / heading for syn 前端总线 前端總線 qián duān zǒng xiàn (computing) front-side bus (FSB) 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 校车 校車 xiào chē school bus 定数 定數 dìng shù constant (math.) / quota / fixed number (e.g. of places on a bus) / fixed quantity (e.g. load of truck) / destiny 停靠站 tíng kào zhàn bus or tram stop / intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc) / port of call / stopover 灯头 燈頭 dēng tóu electric light socket / burner (component of a kerosene lamp) / light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house) 汽运 汽運 qì yùn bus transport 公共汽车站 公共汽車站 gōng gòng qì chē zhàn bus stop / bus station 反射光 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 候车亭 候車亭 hòu chē tíng bus shelter 灯号 燈號 dēng hào flashing light / indicator light 坐 zuò to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4] syn 赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 栽 zāi to plant / to grow / to insert / to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) / to impose sth on sb / to stumble / to fall down syn 错车 錯車 cuò chē to give right of way to another vehicle / the wrong bus 余光 餘光 yú guāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun 偏振光 piān zhèn guāng polarization of light / polarized light syn 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 气车 氣車 qì chē bus 航标灯 航標燈 háng biāo dēng lighted buoy / channel marking light / signal light 招呼站 zhāo hu zhàn request bus stop 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn 轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn 按照 àn zhào according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner syn 灯光 燈光 dēng guāng (stage) lighting / light syn 光明 guāng míng light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted syn 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 发光 發光 fā guāng to emit light / to shine / to glow / to glisten / to be luminous syn 光芒 guāng máng rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance syn 红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 轻微 輕微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent syn 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) syn 揭发 揭發 jiē fā to expose / to bring to light / to disclose / revelation syn 光速 guāng sù the speed of light 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 照亮 zhào liàng to illuminate / to light up / lighting syn 依照 yī zhào according to / in light of syn