自行车

zì xíng chē

CL 辆 liàng

HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Common

Definitions

1. bicycle; bike

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 机动车 jī dòng chē 机动车 jī dòng chē motor vehicle motor vehicle, contrasting with non-motorized bicycle: motor vehicle

Register variants

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• 单车 dān chē 单车 dān chē (coll.) bike; bicycle (esp. bike-share bicycle) regional variant, more common in southern China and Taiwan: (coll.) bike; bicycle (esp. bike-share bicycle)

Related words

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• 电动车 diàndòngchē 电动车 diàndòngchē battery-powered car electric scooter/bike, a common related mode of transport: battery-powered car

Usage notes

Collocations

Common verb搭配: 骑 (qí) 自行车 (to ride a bike); do not use 开 (kāi) which is for vehicles with doors.

Formality

自行车 is neutral and widely understood, while 单车 and 脚踏车 are regional; prefer 自行车 in formal writing or when unsure.

Example Sentences

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我每天骑 自行车 上班。

I ride my bicycle to work every day.

他在修 自行车 。

He is repairing a bicycle.

他正在修理 自行车 。

He is repairing the bicycle.

他蹬上 自行车 就走了。

He got on his bike and pedaled away.

我有一辆 自行车 。

I have a bicycle.

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Words Containing 自行车

• 公路自行车 公路自行车 gōng lù zì xíng chē: racing bicycle; road bike
• 场地自行车 场地自行车 chǎng dì zì xíng chē: track bike
• 山地自行车 山地自行车 shān dì zì xíng chē: mountain bike
• 环法自行车赛 环法自行车赛 huán fǎ zì xíng chē sài: Tour de France cycle race
• 老山自行车馆 老山自行车馆 lǎo shān zì xíng chē guǎn: Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
• 自行车架 自行车架 zì xíng chē jià: bike rack
• 自行车赛 自行车赛 zì xíng chē sài: cycle race
• 自行车道 自行车道 zì xíng chē dào: bike path; bicycle trail; bike lane
• 自行车馆 自行车馆 zì xíng chē guǎn: cycling stadium

Child Words of 自行车

• 自 自 zì: self
• 自行 自行 zì xíng: voluntary
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk
• 车 车 chē: car
• 车 车 jū: war chariot (archaic)
• 行车 行车 xíng chē: to drive a vehicle