路 lù road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind syn 远 遠 yuàn to distance oneself from (classical) syn 多久 duō jiǔ (of time) how long? / (not) a long time 汽车 汽車 qì chē car / automobile / bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 距离 距離 jù lí distance / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be apart from syn 不久 bù jiǔ not long (after) / before too long / soon / soon after syn 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 长期 長期 cháng qī long term / long time / long range (of a forecast) syn 长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 行程 xíng chéng journey / travel route / distance of travel / course (of history) / stroke (of a piston) / (Tw) (computing) process syn 下车 下車 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 早已 zǎo yǐ for a long time / long since / (dialect) in the past 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) 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 车窗 車窗 chē chuāng car window / window of a vehicle (bus, train etc) 远程 遠程 yuǎn chéng remote / long distance / long range syn 全程 quán chéng the whole distance / from beginning to end 长途 長途 cháng tú long distance syn 长远 長遠 cháng yuǎn long-term / long-range 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) 相隔 xiāng gé separated by (distance or time etc) syn 班车 班車 bān chē regular bus (service) syn 快车 快車 kuài chē express (train, bus etc) 里程 lǐ chéng mileage (distance traveled) / course (of development) syn 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 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 前不久 qián bù jiǔ not long ago / not long before syn 投掷 投擲 tóu zhì to throw sth a long distance / to hurl / to throw at / to throw (dice etc) / to flip (a coin) syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 航程 háng chéng flight / voyage / distance traveled / range (of an airplane or ship) syn 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù long sleeves / long-sleeved shirt 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.) 长跑 長跑 cháng pǎo long-distance running 长途电话 長途電話 cháng tú diàn huà long-distance call 焦距 jiāo jù focal length / focal distance 相距 xiāng jù distance apart / separated by a given distance syn 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 远景 遠景 yuǎn jǐng scenery in the distance / long-term prospects / (photography) long shot 遥望 遙望 yáo wàng to look into the distance syn 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 久违 久違 jiǔ wéi (haven't done sth) for a long time / a long time since we last met syn 长途汽车 長途汽車 cháng tú qì chē long-distance coach 短距离 短距離 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away syn 连绵 連綿 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) syn 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 间距 間距 jiān jù gap / spacing / distance between objects / interval between events syn 敬而远之 敬而遠之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī to show respect from a distance (idiom) / to remain at a respectful distance syn 跨度 kuà dù span / horizontal distance between vertical supports 长距离 長距離 cháng jù lí long distance syn 车号 車號 chē hào vehicle number (license plate number, taxi number, bus number, train car number) 末班车 末班車 mò bān chē last bus or train / last chance 总线 總線 zǒng xiàn computer bus 远近 遠近 yuǎn jìn far and near / distance syn 长龙 長龍 cháng lóng long queue / long line (of cars, people 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 幽深 yōu shēn serene and hidden in depth or distance syn 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 远眺 遠眺 yuǎn tiào to gaze into the distance syn 久已 jiǔ yǐ long ago / a long time since syn 慢车 慢車 màn chē local bus or train / slow train with many stops 进深 進深 jìn shēn (of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear / depth syn 不远千里 不遠千里 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance syn 烽烟 烽煙 fēng yān fire beacon (used as alarm signal over long distance) syn 候车室 候車室 hòu chē shì waiting room (for train, bus etc) 华里 華里 huá lǐ li (Chinese unit of distance) 区间 區間 qū jiān delimited area / defined section of a train or bus route / numerical range / (math.) interval syn 远望 遠望 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance syn 若即若离 若即若離 ruò jí ruò lí lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague syn 站牌 zhàn pái bus stop sign / train station sign syn 万水千山 萬水千山 wàn shuǐ qiān shān ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom) / the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road syn 直达车 直達車 zhí dá chē through train (or bus) 中长跑 中長跑 zhōng cháng pǎo middle distance race 千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance 多头 多頭 duō tóu many-headed / many-layered (authority) / devolved (as opposed to centralized) / pluralistic / (as classifier) number of animals / long term (finance) / long (investment) syn 母线 母線 mǔ xiàn generating line / generatrix (in geometry) / bus (in electronics) / bus bar 浩渺 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 远虑 遠慮 yuǎn lǜ long-term considerations / to take the long view 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 远距离 遠距離 yuǎn jù lí long-distance syn 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 零距离 零距離 líng jù lí zero distance / face-to-face 远端 遠端 yuǎn duān the far end (of an object) / remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network) / (anatomy) distal 