Meaning of 骑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to sit astride
- to ride (a horse, bike etc)
- classifier for saddle horses
- (Tw) saddle horse
- mounted soldier
How to use 骑
骑 is the verb for riding anything you sit astride, like a horse, bicycle, scooter or motorbike. 我每天骑车上班。(Wǒ měitiān qí chē shàngbān.) I ride my bike to work every day.
骑 (qí) has 马 (mǎ, horse) on the left and 奇 (qí) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture yourself sitting on a 马 to ride it.
Common mistake: Learners often use 开 (kāi) for bikes or 骑 for cars. You 开车 (kāi chē) a car but 骑车 (qí chē) a bike or motorbike. Also do not confuse 骑 with 奇 (qí, strange), which has no horse radical.
骑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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骑 qí · to sit astride · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 骑.
Questions about 骑
What does 骑 mean?
骑 (qí) means "to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 骑?
骑 is made of 1 character: 骑 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 骑 an HSK word?
Yes. 骑 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 骑 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 骑 is written 騎.
Do you use 骑 or 坐 when you are a passenger on a horse or motorbike?
If you sit astride it, 骑 is still common, but for a passenger on the back of a scooter people often say 坐 (zuò), as in 坐他的摩托车 (zuò tā de mótuōchē). For buses, trains and planes, always use 坐.
What does 骑 mean when read jì?
The jì reading is used in Taiwan for a saddle horse or a mounted soldier, as in older literary words. In everyday Mandarin on the mainland, the character is read qí in all senses.