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车技 (chē jì) — trick-cycling

Definition

车技 (chējì) means bicycle stunt-riding skill, the acrobatic tricks performed on a bike. It refers to the ability itself, not a person or a show — for the performer use 车技演员.

noun
trick-cycling

Examples

  • 车技，。
    Tā de chē jì fēi cháng gāo chāo, guān zhòng dōu gǔ zhǎng jiào hǎo.
    His trick-cycling is superb, and the audience applauds and cheers.
  • 车技。
    Zhè chǎng chē jì biǎo yǎn xī yǐn le shàng qiān rén guān kàn.
    This trick-cycling performance attracted thousands of viewers.
  • 车技，。
    Tā cóng shí suì kāi shǐ liàn xí chē jì, xiàn zài yǐ jīng hěn zhuān yè le.
    He started practicing trick-cycling at age ten and is now very professional.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

车chēvehicle
技jìskill

车 is the vehicle and 技 is skill; the word names skill with a vehicle.

Characters in this word

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 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
支
支zhī技jì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

技 pairs 扌 (hand) with 支, which gives the sound. The hand part fits the idea of skill or ability done with the hands.

Open 技 →
Appears in
Sports & Athletics

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