骑騎 qí — to ride (astride: a bicycle, a horse, a motorbike)
qí (second tone, rising)qi2
Traditional: 騎
to ride (astride: a bicycle, a horse, a motorbike)
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to ride (astride: a bicycle, a horse, a motorbike)
To ride something you sit astride: a bicycle, a horse, a scooter. Anything you sit *inside* — a bus, a train, a plane — takes 坐 instead.
verb
Example sentences
- 我每天骑自行车上班。我每天騎自行車上班。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) qí (second tone, rising) zìxíngchē (fourth tone, falling) shàngbān. (fourth tone, falling)···
I cycle to work every day.
- 骑车去比走路快多了。騎車去比走路快多了。Qí (second tone, rising) chē (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling) bǐ (third tone, dipping) zǒu (third tone, dipping) lù (fourth tone, falling) kuài (fourth tone, falling) duō (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···
Cycling there is much faster than walking.
Common mistakes
Not quite我骑地铁去。
Correct我坐地铁去。
骑 is only for what you sit astride. A metro, a bus, a train or a plane is something you sit inside, so the verb is 坐.