骑车
HSK 2 (2021)
骑车 (qíchē) · to ride a bike
骑车 (qíchē) means “to ride a bike”. It is written with 2 characters: 骑 (to ride (a bike, horse etc.)) + 车 (vehicle). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 骑车 is built
The characters
骑 qí · to ride (a bike, horse etc.)
What 骑 is made of
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 奇qí — strange
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 马 gives the meaning, 奇 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
车 chē · vehicle
What 车 is made of
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 車, a cart with two wheels, seen from above (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我每天骑车上班。Wǒ měi tiān qíchē shàngbān.I ride my bike to work every day.
骑车去公园要多久？Qíchē qù gōngyuán yào duōjiǔ?How long does it take to cycle to the park?
Questions about 骑车
What does 骑车 mean?
骑车 (qíchē) means “to ride a bike”.
How do you pronounce 骑车?
骑车 is pronounced qíchē.
Which HSK level is 骑车?
骑车 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 骑qíto ride (a bike, horse etc.)
- 车票chēpiàobus or train ticket
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 车站chēzhànstation
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 火车huǒchētrain
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 汽车qìchēcar
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
Learn 骑车 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.