电瓶车

電瓶車
diànpíngchē
noun #50,571

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 electric scooter/bicycle
  2. 2 battery-powered two-wheeler

Examples

Wǒ měi tiān qí diànpíngchē shàngxiàbān.
I ride an electric scooter to and from work every day.
Diànpíngchē bùnéng jìn diàntī, xiǎoqū yǒu guīdìng.
E-scooters aren't allowed in the elevator — it's a compound rule.

Tips

culture
Ubiquitous urban transport in China — far more common than in Western cities. After deadly battery fires from home charging, many cities banned 电瓶车 from elevators and residential corridors. Also called 电动车 in more standard usage.
usage
Speakers often use 电瓶车, 电动车 and interchangeably, with ('little electric donkey') being the cute/affectionate variant.

Stroke Order

diàn
píng
chē