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三轮车

Word · NounTraditional三輪車

tricycle; three-wheeled bike

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

tricycle; three-wheeled bicycle (equipped with a carriage or flatbed for carrying passengers or cargo)

Commonly used for transporting goods or passengers, especially in narrow streets or markets. May be manually pedaled or motorized. The variant '三轮儿' is often used in northern colloquial speech.

Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
qí骑
sān三
lún轮
chē车
qù去
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
cài菜
 。

He rides his tricycle to the vegetable market every morning to buy groceries.

Kuài快
dì递
yuán员
dēng蹬
zhe着
sān三
lún轮
chē车
gěi给
hú胡
tòng同
lǐ里
de的
jū居
mín民
sòng送
huò货
 。

The delivery man pedals his tricycle to deliver goods to residents in the hutong.

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Zhè这
liàng辆
sān三
lún轮
chē车
kě可
yǐ以
zài载
sān三
gè个
rén人
 。

This tricycle can carry three people.

Yé爷
ye爷
yǒu有
yī一
liàng辆
jiù旧
sān三
lún轮
chē车
 ,
yòng用
lái来
shōu收
fèi废
pǐn品
 。

Grandpa has an old tricycle that he uses to collect recyclables.