自行车

• 拼音: zì xíng chē
• 汉字拆解: 自 = pictograph of a nose, meaning 'self'; 行 = 彳 (step) + 亍 (step), meaning 'walk/travel'; 车 = simplified pictograph of a cart

含义

Bicycle; bike. A two-wheeled human-powered vehicle.

China was once famously known as the 'Kingdom of Bicycles.' While car ownership has grown dramatically, bicycles remain common for short-distance travel. Shared bikes are now widespread in Chinese cities.

例句

1. 我每天骑自行车去上班。
2. 他的自行车是新买的。
3. 公园门口停了很多自行车。

用法指南

语境: transport, everyday

语气: casual

正确说法

• 你会骑自行车吗？(Can you ride a bicycle?)
• 我的自行车坏了。(My bicycle is broken.)

错误说法

• 我开自行车去学校。(Don't use 开 (drive) with bicycles — use 骑 (ride). Say 我骑自行车去学校.)

起源与历史

Compound of 自行 (self-propelled) and 车 (vehicle), literally 'self-moving vehicle.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal