骑 (騎)
qí
Pinyin

Definition

骑 (騎)
 - 
qí
  1. to sit astride
  2. to ride (a horse, bike etc)
  3. classifier for saddle horses
骑 (騎)
 - 
jì
  1. (Tw) saddle horse
  2. mounted soldier

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

骑
jì
  1. 1 (Tw) saddle horse
  2. 2 mounted soldier
坐骑
zuò qí
  1. 1 saddle horse
  2. 2 mount
骑兵
qí bīng
  1. 1 cavalry
骑士
qí shì
  1. 1 horseman
  2. 2 cavalryman
  3. 3 knight (i.e. European nobility)
  4. 4 (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
骑车
qí chē
  1. 1 to cycle

Idioms (5)

势成骑虎
shì chéng qí hǔ
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
香轮宝骑
xiāng lún bǎo qí
  1. 1 magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle
  2. 2 ostentatious display of luxury
骑虎难下
qí hǔ nán xià
  1. 1 if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
骑驴找驴
qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ
  1. 1 lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to look for what one already has
骑鹤上扬州
qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu
  1. 1 lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position

Sample Sentences

问题是一些没公德心的人，骑到目的地，车一扔就不管了，反正共享嘛！又不是自己的。
wèntí shì yīxiē méi gōngdéxīn de rén ，qí dào mùdìdì ，chē yī rēng jiù bù guǎn le ，fǎnzhèng gòngxiǎng ma ！yòu bù shì zìjǐ de 。
The problem is really with people with no sense of common decency, who just dump the bike when they reach their destination, because it's shared, right? It's not their own.
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这确实是关键，没有定点停放位置，也没有人管理，乱停或是毁损后不能骑的，最后成了城市垃圾，想处理还挺麻烦的。
zhè quèshí shì guānjiàn ，méiyǒu dìngdiǎn tíngfàng wèizhi ，yěméiyǒu rén guǎnlǐ ，luàn tíng huòshì huǐsǔn hòu bùnéng qí de ，zuìhòu chéng le chéngshì lājī ，xiǎng chǔlǐ hái tǐng máfan de 。
This really is the key. There's no fixed place to put them, and there's no-one managing them. If you park them incorrectly or damage them, you can't ride them, so they became city garbage, and it's a real hassle to deal with it.
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飞越辽阔的蒙古高原朱日和原野，大地上车辙纵横，战壕蜿蜒。这里曾经是一个笳鼓悲鸣、铁骑纵横的古战场，战争遗迹清晰可见。今天，它是中国人民解放军的一个现代化训练基地。
fēiyuè liáokuò de Měnggǔ gāoyuán Zhūrìhé yuányě ，dàdì shàng chēzhé zònghéng ，zhànháo wānyán 。zhèlǐ céngjīng shì yī ge jiā gǔ bēimíng 、tiěqí zònghéng de gǔ zhànchǎng ，zhànzhēng yíjì qīngxī kějiàn 。jīntiān ，tā shì ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūn de yī ge xiàndàihuà xùnliàn jīdì 。
Flying across the vast plains of Zhurihe on the Mongolian plateau, with vehicle tracks criss-crossing and trenches zig-zagging across the land. This was an ancient battleground with reed whistles sounding and drums beating, and swept through with horseback riders, with the traces of battle clear to see. Today, it is a modern training base for China's People Liberation Army.
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方便是方便，市政规划、交通政策也得跟上脚步呀！用户只知道骑，却不知道停哪儿？说只能临时停，但是谁知道所谓临时是多久？
fāngbiàn shì fāngbiàn ，shìzhèng guīhuà 、jiāotōng zhèngcè yě děi gēnshàng jiǎobù ya ！yònghù zhǐ zhīdào qí ，quèbù zhīdào tíng nǎr ？shuō zhǐnéng línshí tíng ，dànshì shéizhīdào suǒwèi línshí shì duō jiǔ ？
Convenience is convenience, but city planning and transport policy has to catch up! The users only concern themselves with cycling, but don't know where to park? They say they're only parking temporarily, but who knows how long "temporary" is supposed to be?
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所有工作完成，准备关店离开的时候，已经是午夜12点了。秦宇骑上单车准备回家，沿途他不断地回味着晚上女孩儿出现和邀约他的画面及情节。
suǒyǒu gōngzuò wánchéng ，zhǔnbèi guān diàn líkāi de shíhou ，yǐjīng shì wǔyè shíèr diǎn le 。Qínyǔ jì shàng dānchē zhǔnbèi huíjiā ，yántú tā bùduàn de huíwèi zhe wǎnshang nǚháiēr chūxiàn hé yāoyuē tā de huàmiàn jí qíngjié 。
It was already midnight when he's done with all the tasks and ready to leave the shop. Qinyu got on his bike to ride back home. On his way home, he kept thinking back to the scene tonight when the girl showed up with the invitation.
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我们骑自行车去吧，走路太热了。
wǒmen qí zìxíngchē qù ba ，zǒu lù tài rè le 。
Let's ride a bike there, it's too hot to walk.
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今天不行呐，我晚上要跟小方去健身房骑动感单车。
jīntiān bùxíng na ，wǒ wǎnshang yào gēn Xiǎo Fāng qù jiànshēnfáng qí dònggǎndānchē 。
I can't today, I'm going spinning with Xiao Fang at the gym tonight.
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明天你会骑自行车去吗？
míngtiān nǐ huì qí zìxíngchē qù ma ？
Will you ride a bike there tomorrow?
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为什么不骑自行车？
wèishénme bù qí zìxíngchē ？
Why won't you ride a bike?
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因为，我不会骑自行车。
yīnwèi ，wǒ bùhuì qí zìxíngchē 。
Because I don't know how to ride a bike.
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