骑

騎
qí
HSK 3
#1,396 most
frequent character
to ride (an animal or bike)
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

骑 has 马 horse as the meaning part and 奇 qí as matching sound part. It first meant to mount or ride a horse, then grew to riding bikes or motorcycles; jì covers cavalry and a riding horse.

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Example Sentences

我每天骑自行车上班。
wǒ měitiān qí zìxíng chē shàngbān 。
I ride my bicycle to work every day.
他喜欢骑马。
tā xǐhuān qímǎ 。
He likes to ride horses.
我们可以骑车去公园。
wǒmen kěyǐ qíchēqù gōngyuán 。
We can ride bikes to the park.

Words with similar meanings

乘chéng
to take (a vehicle)
More general and can refer to riding in various forms of transportation, not just animals or bikes.
骑上qíshàng
to mount (an animal or bike)
More specific to the action of getting on an animal or bike.

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