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“ride” in Chinese

Chinese

Also搭 (dā) · 乘车 (chéng chē) · 坐车 (zuò chē)

Pronunciation

Pinyinqí

Example

昨天我骑自行车去上班。zuó tiān wǒ qí zì xíng chē qù shàng bān

Yesterday, I rode my bicycle to work.

Illustration for 骑 (ride)

How to say “ride” in Chinese

“Ride” in Chinese is 骑 (qí).

Sit on an animal or vehicle with one leg on each side, control it, and move with it.

Full entry for 骑: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 骑

他不会骑自行车。tā bú huì qí zì xíng chē

He cannot ride a bicycle.

Tips for using 骑

  • The thing being ridden comes directly after 骑 (qí, "ride"), and ability is often shown by placing 会 (huì, "can") or 不会 (bú huì, "cannot") before the verb.

Other Chinese words for “ride”

2

搭

dā

verbride

我们可以搭顺风车一起去。wǒ men ké yǐ dā shùn fēng chē yì qǐ qù

We can hitch a ride there together.

我每天乘车上班。wǒ měi tiān chéng chē shàng bān

I ride to work every day.

明天我要坐车去学校。míng tiān wǒ yào zuò chē qù xué xiào

Tomorrow I will ride to school.

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