骑车

• Pinyin: qí chē
• Hanzi breakdown: 骑 (qí) — to ride; 车 (chē) — vehicle, cart

Meaning

To ride a bicycle; to cycle. A common verb-object phrase used for cycling as transportation or exercise.

Short for 骑自行车 (to ride a bicycle). In daily speech, 骑车 is the standard way to say 'to cycle' or 'to bike.' Can also refer to riding a motorcycle in some contexts, though 骑自行车 or 骑摩托车 can be specified for clarity.

Examples

1. 我喜欢骑车去上班。 I like cycling to work.
2. 周末我们一起去骑车吧。 Let's go cycling together this weekend.
3. 骑车的时候要小心。 Be careful when riding a bike.

Usage Guide

Context: transportation, exercise, daily commute

Tone: casual

Do Say

• 你今天骑车来的吗？(Did you come by bike today?)
• 我每天骑车上学。(I cycle to school every day.)

Don't Say

• 不要用骑车来表示开车 (Don't use 骑车 when you mean driving a car — 骑车 means cycling; for driving say 开车, for taking a car say 坐车)

Origin & History

骑 (qí, to ride) + 车 (chē, vehicle). A verb-object compound that literally means 'ride vehicle,' typically understood as cycling.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal