单车 (dān chē) — bicycle (used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other regions; equivalent to 自行车 in Mainland China)
Definition
单车 means 'bicycle' — the everyday term in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and southern regions. In Mainland China the standard word is 自行车, which 单车 sounds like to mainland ears.
noun
bicycle (used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other regions; equivalent to 自行车 in Mainland China)
Measure word · 辆
Examples
- ，单车。Zài tái wān, hěn duō rén qí dān chē shàng bān.In Taiwan, many people ride a bicycle to work.
- 单车。Zhè liàng dān chē shì wǒ qù nián mǎi de.This bicycle was what I bought last year.
- 单车。Tā měi tiān qí dān chē qù xué xiào.He rides a bicycle to school every day.
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