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自行车 (zì xíng chē): Bicycle (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

自行车 consists of 3 characters.

自
zì
self; oneself; from; since
行
xíng
OK
车
chē
vehicle, wheeled conveyance

Word Info

Pinyinzì xíng chē
Meaningbicycle
Characters3
HSK 2.0Level 3
HSK 3.0Level 3
SyntaxNoun
Word自行车
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  • 筷子kuài zichopsticks
  • 超市chāo shìsupermarket
  • 变化biàn huàchange
  • 为了wèi lein order to
  • 照相机zhào xiàng jīcamera
  • 面包miàn bāobread
  • 刮风guā fēngwindy
  • 突然tū ránsuddenly
  • 空调kōng tiáoair-conditioning
  • 客人kè rénguest
  • 担心dān xīnworry
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 自行车.

Words with 自
  • 自己zì jǐHSK 3
  • 来自lái zìHSK 4
  • 自习zì xíHSK 4
  • 自信zì xìnHSK 4
  • 自学zì xuéHSK 4
  • 自然zì ránHSK 4
大自然
dà zì rán
HSK 4
  • 亲自qīn zìHSK 5
    • Words with 行
    • 不行bù xíngHSK 3
    • 行李xíng liHSK 3
    • 银行yín hángHSK 3
    • 行李箱xíng li xiāngHSK 3
    • 银行卡yín háng kǎHSK 3
    • 举行jǔ xíngHSK 4
    • 出行chū xíngHSK 4
    • 旅行lǚ xíngHSK 4
    Words with 车
    • 开车kāi chēHSK 1
    • 火车huǒ chēHSK 1
    • 出租车chū zū chēHSK 1
    • 打车dǎ chēHSK 2
    • 车站chē zhànHSK 2
    • 公交车gōng jiāo chēHSK 2
    • 火车站huǒ chē zhànHSK 2
    • 公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēHSK 2
    3.

    How to Use 自行车 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 自行车 with other words naturally.

    Verb + Object
    xiū修
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    neutral
    repair a bicycle
    qí骑
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    neutral
    ride a bicycle
    Noun + Nounwith道
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    dào道
    Adjective + Nounwith新
    xīn新
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    Measure Word + Nounwith辆
    yī一
    liàng辆
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    4.

    Example Sentences with 自行车

    wǒ我
    yǒu有
    yī一
    liàng辆
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    neutral
    bicycle lane
    neutral
    new bicycle
    neutral
    a bicycle
    。
    I have a bicycle.
    wǒ我
    měi每
    tiān天
    qí骑
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    qù去
    shàng上
    bān班
    。
    I ride a bicycle to work every day.
    wèi为
    le了
    huán环
    bǎo保
    ，
    tā他
    jué决
    dìng定
    měi每
    tiān天
    qí骑
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    shàng上
    xià下
    bān班
    。
    For environmental protection, he decided to ride a bicycle to and from work every day.
    gòng共
    xiǎng享
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    de的
    pǔ普
    jí及
    jí极
    dà大
    dì地
    biàn便
    lì利
    le了
    chéng城
    shì市
    jū居
    mín民
    de的
    chū出
    xíng行
    。
    The popularity of shared bicycles has greatly facilitated the travel of urban residents.
    tā他
    měi每
    tiān天
    qí骑
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    qù去
    shàng上
    xué学
    。
    He rides his bicycle to school every day.
    nǐ你
    zhī知
    dào道
    fù附
    jìn近
    nǎ哪
    lǐ里
    yǒu有
    xiū修
    lǐ理
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    de的
    dì地
    fāng方
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you know where there is a place to repair bicycles nearby?
    yīn因
    wèi为
    tiān天
    qì气
    bù不
    hǎo好
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    jīn今
    tiān天
    bù不
    dǎ打
    suàn算
    qí骑
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    qù去
    jiāo郊
    yóu游
    le了
    。
    Because of the bad weather, we are not planning to ride bicycles for an outing today.
    zhōu周
    mò末
    wǒ我
    men们
    jīng经
    cháng常
    yì一
    qǐ起
    qí骑
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    qù去
    gōng公
    yuán园
    wán玩
    。
    On weekends, we often ride bicycles together to the park for fun.
    tā他
    bù不
    jǐn仅
    qí骑
    zì自
    xíng行
    chē车
    duàn锻
    liàn炼
    shēn身
    tǐ体
    ，
    hái还
    yòng用
    tā它
    lái来
    tàn探
    suǒ索
    chéng城
    shì市
    de的
    xiǎo小
    xiàng巷
    。
    He not only rides a bicycle to exercise, but also uses it to explore the alleys of the city.