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骑车 (qí chē) — to ride a bicycle / to cycle

Definition

骑车 (qí chē) specifically means 'ride a bicycle/cycle' — the verb 骑 here is for cycling, not riding a horse (骑马). Note: 骑车 is separable, so you can insert 了/过/过 as in 骑过车.

verb
to ride a bicycle / to cycle

Examples

  • 骑车。
    Wǒ měi tiān qí chē shàng bān.
    I cycle to work every day.
  • 。
    Tā qí guò yí cì chē qù gōng yuán.
    He has ridden his bike to the park once before.
  • 骑车。
    Zhōu mò wǒ men xǐ huan yì qǐ qí chē.
    On weekends we enjoy cycling together.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

骑qíride
车chēvehicle

骑 means ride and 车 means vehicle, together to ride a vehicle.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 騎; 骑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
奇
奇qí騎qí
Same sound today

The traditional form 騎 combines 馬, meaning horse, with 奇, which supplies the sound, for riding a horse; the simplified 骑 is a later shorthand.

Open 骑 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →
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