自行车

自行車

zìxíngchē

noun HSK 2 #3,123

Measure Word

一辆自行车 liàng

Meanings

1 bicycle

Characters

A self-moving vehicle — a bicycle

Examples

我每天骑自行车上学。

Wǒ měitiān qí zìxíngchē shàngxué.

I ride a bicycle to school every day.

这辆自行车是新的。

Zhè liàng zìxíngchē shì xīn de.

This bicycle is new.

Tips

culture

China was once known as the "Kingdom of Bicycles" (自行车王国). While cars have taken over, shared bikes (共享单车) like Mobike and Hello Bike have brought cycling back to Chinese cities.

Stroke Order

自 zì

行 xíng

车 chē