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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.