自行车

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 我骑自行车去学校。▶ —
   I ride my bike to school.
2. 这辆自行车多少钱?▶ —
   How much is this bicycle?

Collocations

Mnemonic

自行车 zìxíngchē "bicycle" — 自 (self) + 行 (move) + 车 (vehicle) = "self-moving vehicle". Different from Korean "jajeongeo" / Japanese 自転車 which use 转/転 ("turn") instead of 行. Verb: 骑 qí (straddle), not 坐.

Quick check

1. Verb used with bicycle?

   • 骑 qí (straddle)
   • 坐 zuò (sit)
   • 开 kāi (drive)
   • 走 zǒu (walk)