Definition
骑 (qí) means 'to ride' something you sit astride, like a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle. It's the everyday, colloquial word. In contrast, 乘坐 (chéngzuò) is for riding inside a vehicle (car, bus, train, plane) and is more formal.
verb
to ride (a horse, bike, or other vehicle one sits astride)
Easily confused
- 倚yǐlook-aliketo lean on (physically)
- 起qǐsound-alike(verb) to get up; to rise
- 寄jìlook-aliketo send (by mail), to mail, to post
- 气qìsound-alike(noun) air; gas
- 其qísound-alike(possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their (used before a noun)
- 七qīsound-alikeseven
- 期qīsound-alike(classifier) for issues of a periodical (magazine, newspaper, etc.)
- 齐qísound-alike(adjective) neat, even, uniform
- 漆qīsound-alike(noun) paint, lacquer
- 沏qīsound-aliketo steep (tea), to brew (tea)
Examples
- 骑。Wǒ měitiān qí zìxíngchē qù xuéxiào.I ride my bike to school every day.
- 。Tā xǐhuan qí mǎ.He likes to ride horses.
- 骑。Tā zuótiān qí le mǎ.She rode a horse yesterday.
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