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骑车

qí chē · qi che

Traditional 騎車

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
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Ride to the lake

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)天气(tiānqì)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)骑车(qíchē)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)吧(ba)！

    The weather is nice. Let's ride bikes to the park!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，骑车(qíchē)去(qù)只要(zhǐyào)二十分钟(èrshífēnzhōng)。

    Sure, it is only twenty minutes by bike.

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)走(zǒu)。

    Great, you go first.

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，你(nǐ)的(de)车(chē)呢(ne)？

    Wait. Where is your bike?

  5. Dengdeng

    在(zài)我(wǒ)家(jiā)，我(wǒ)是(shì)走路(zǒulù)来(lái)的(de)。

    At my home. I walked here.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)走路(zǒulù)去(qù)吧(ba)！

    Then let's just walk there!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)骑(qí)车(chē)胜(shèng)过(guò)走(zǒu)路(lù)。

I prefer riding to walking.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)儿(r)的(de)学(xué)生(sheng)大(dà)多(duō)骑(qí)车(chē)上(shàng)学(xué)。

Most of the students here go to school on bike.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by jiterraza · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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骑
qí

to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc)

车
chē

car; vehicle

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