Chinese word

共享单车

Pronunciation

Pinyingòng xiǎng dān chē

Meaning

  • nounshared bike

Example

我经常用共享单车去买东西。wǒ jīng cháng yòng gòng xiǎng dān chē qù mǎi dōng xī

I often use a shared bike to go shopping.

Illustration for 共享单车 (shared bike)

More examples

他每天扫码骑共享单车去上班。tā měi tiān sǎo mǎ qí gòng xiǎng dān chē qù shàng bān

He scans a QR code every day to ride a shared bike to work.

Core concept

A short-trip vehicle shared across a city through a phone-based rental network.

Common phrases

  • 骑共享单车qí gòng xiǎng dān chē

    ride a shared bike

  • 扫码骑共享单车sǎo mǎ qí gòng xiǎng dān chē

    scan a QR code to ride a shared bike

  • 停放共享单车tíng fàng gòng xiǎng dān chē

    park a shared bike

Similar words

自行车zì xíng chē: A pedal-powered vehicle with two wheels for one person to ride.
公共自行车gōng gòng zì xíng chē: A bicycle for public rental, run by a city or company and used at set locations.
单车dān chē: A regular bicycle in everyday spoken language.

Definition in Chinese

由共享平台提供、供公众短期使用并按次或按时计费的自行车，是一种基于移动应用和定位技术的短距离出行方式。yóu gòng xiǎng píng tái tí gōng gōng gōng zhòng duǎn qī shǐ yòng bìng àn cì huò àn shí jì fèi de zì xíng chē shì yì zhǒng jī yú yí dòng yìng yòng hé dìng wèi jì shù de duǎn jù lí chū xíng fāng shì

Word origin

The compound 共享单车 (gòngxiǎngdānchē, "shared bike") joins 共享 (gòngxiǎng, "sharing") and 单车 (dānchē, "bicycle"), naming a bicycle available for temporary use by many people.

Usage tips

  • A rental app usually handles unlocking and payment, so this term points to an app-supported transport option rather than a bicycle owned by one person.

Other meanings

  • bike sharingnoun

Opposites

  • 私人自行车sī rén zì xíng chēprivate bicyclenoun
  • 自有自行车zì yǒu zì xíng chēpersonally owned bicyclenoun

Related words

  • 共享单车平台gòng xiǎng dān chē píng táishared-bike platformnoun
  • 共享单车用户gòng xiǎng dān chē yòng hùshared-bike usernoun
  • 共享单车服务gòng xiǎng dān chē fú wùshared-bike servicenoun

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