dānchē

单车

Word · NounTraditional單車

bicycle

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

bicycle

dialect

This term is predominantly used in Cantonese and southern Chinese dialects. In standard Mandarin (Putonghua), the more common term is 自行车. 单车 is widely understood across China due to its usage in popular culture.

Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
qí骑
dān单
chē车
qù去
shàng上
bān班
 。

I ride a bicycle to work every day.

Jiē街
shàng上
yǒu有
hǎo好
duō多
gòng共
xiǎng享
dān单
chē车
 。

There are many shared bicycles on the street.

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Zhè这
bù部
dān单
chē车
shì是
xīn新
de的
 。

This bicycle is new.