蹬车 (dēngchē): to pedal a bicycle / tricycle

Meanings

1 to pedal a bicycle / tricycle
2 to drive a pedicab (by pedaling)

Characters

蹬

dēng

to press with the foot / pedal

车

chē

vehicle

Examples

老人家还在蹬车送孙子上学。

Lǎorénjiā hái zài dēngchē sòng sūnzi shàngxué.

The old man still pedals his bike to take his grandson to school.

他年轻时在北京蹬过三轮车。

Tā niánqīng shí zài Běijīng dēngguò sānlúnchē.

When he was young he pedaled a rickshaw in Beijing.

Tips

usage

蹬 means 'to press down with the foot'. 蹬车 implies the human-powered version of a vehicle — bicycle or cycle-rickshaw 三轮车. For driving a car use 开车 kāichē; for riding one use 骑车 qíchē (bikes) or 坐车 zuòchē (as a passenger).