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bicycle

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jiao3ta4che1 • jiǎotàchē

Meaning


Primary

bicycle

Alternatives

bike

Hint

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

Mnemonic


A 腳踏車 bicycle is a sort of self-propelled 車 car that you drive forward by 踏 stepping on its pedals with your 腳 foot.

Usage


他 每天 騎 腳踏車 上班。

He rides a bicycle to work every day.

這 輛 腳踏車 很 新。

This bicycle is very new.

我 想 買 一 輛 腳踏車。

I want to buy a bicycle.