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脚踏车

bicycle

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jiao3ta4che1 • jiǎotàchē

Meaning

Primary

bicycle

Alternatives

bike

Hint

Other words that mean the same thing include 单车 and 自行车. Which one is used depends on region.

Mnemonic

A 脚踏车 bicycle is a sort of self-propelled 车 car that you drive forward by 踏 stepping on its pedals with your 脚 foot.

Usage

他 每天 骑 脚踏车 上班。

He rides a bicycle to work every day.

这 辆 脚踏车 很 新。

This bicycle is very new.

我 想 买 一 辆 脚踏车。

I want to buy a bicycle.