Meaning of 骑车
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
How to use 骑车
骑车 is used for anything you straddle, like a bicycle, e-bike, or motorbike. It often comes before a place phrase to say how you travel. Example: 我每天骑车上班。(Wǒ měitiān qí chē shàngbān.) I ride my bike to work every day.
骑 (qí) has the horse radical 马 on the left, so think of sitting astride a horse, and 车 (chē) is a vehicle. Riding a vehicle the way you ride a horse, with legs on either side, means riding a bike.
Common mistake: Learners often say 开自行车 for riding a bike, but 开 (kāi) is for driving cars. For bikes and motorbikes you must use 骑 (qí). Also watch the pronunciation: 骑车 (qí chē) sounds close to 汽车 (qìchē, car), so keep 骑 in the second tone.
骑车 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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骑 qí · to sit astride · 11 strokes
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车 chē · car · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 骑车.
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 车票 | chēpiào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi; (Tw) rental car |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike |
Questions about 骑车
What does 骑车 mean?
骑车 (qí chē) means "to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)".
How do you write 骑车?
骑车 is made of 2 characters: 骑 (11 strokes), 车 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 骑车 an HSK word?
Yes. 骑车 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 骑车 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 骑车 is written 騎車.
Does 骑车 mean bicycle or motorcycle?
It can mean either, and context decides. To be specific, say 骑自行车 (qí zìxíngchē) for a bicycle or 骑摩托车 (qí mótuōchē) for a motorbike.
Can I put an object between 骑 and 车?
Yes, 骑车 is a verb plus object, so words can go in between. For example, 骑了一个小时车 (qí le yí ge xiǎoshí chē) means rode for an hour, and 骑他的车 means ride his bike.