HSK 2 · Transport

自行车

zì xíng chē

bicycle

Stroke order of 自行车

3 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

自 · 6 strokes行 · 6 strokes 车 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A "车" vehicle that "行" goes by "自" itself, with your legs: bicycle.

Parts: 自 self (nose pictograph) + 行 go (crossroads) + 车 vehicle (cart pictograph)

The characters in 自行车

行 xíng — OK; to be all right (6 strokes)
车 chē — vehicle; car (4 strokes)

Example sentence

他骑自行车去上班。

He rides a bicycle to work.

Words with 自

自己oneself 来自to come from 大自然nature 自由freedom; free 亲自personally; in person 自动automatic 自然nature; natural; naturally 自从since 各自each; respective 自觉conscious; on one's own initiative 自主independent 自身oneself; itself

Words with 行

行OK; to be all right 旅行to travel; trip 行人pedestrian 银行bank 银行卡bank card 不行no way; won't do 举行to hold (an event)进行to carry out 流行popular; fashionable 行动action; to act 行为behaviour 旅行社travel agency 行李luggage 飞行to fly; flight 实行to implement 行李箱suitcase

Words with 车

车vehicle; car 汽车car 火车train 开车to drive 打车to take a taxi 上车to get on (a vehicle)下车to get off (a vehicle)车票bus/train ticket 车站station; bus stop 车上in the car; on the bus 火车站train station 车辆vehicle 公共汽车bus 公交车bus 出租车taxi 骑车to ride a bike 停车to park; to stop 停车场parking lot

More words: Transport

车辆vehicle 船boat; ship 地铁subway 地铁站subway station 公共汽车bus 公交车bus 出租to rent out 出租车taxi 骑to ride 骑车to ride a bike 停车to park; to stop 停车场parking lot 交通traffic; transport

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