骑
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jì / qí · to ride, to mount

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HSK 2.0 · Level 3HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #2231
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Readings & meanings

骑 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

jì

(Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier

qí

to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses

骑车qí chē · to ride a bike
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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马Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 骑

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qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
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Example sentences

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Chú le yǔ tiān, wǒ dōu shì qí chē qù shàng bān de.除了雨天,我都是骑车去上班的。

Apart from on rainy days, I always ride my bike to work.

Source: Tatoeba #332827 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ huì qí mǎ ma?你会骑马吗?

Do you know how to ride a horse?

Source: Tatoeba #3376509 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nàge nǚ hái hái bú huì qí chē.那个女孩还不会骑车。

That girl isn't able to ride a bicycle.

Source: Tatoeba #2317106 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒu lù huò zhě qí chē guò lái.他走路或者骑车过来。

He'll come on foot or by bicycle.

Source: Tatoeba #791438 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yào hé tāng mǔ yì qǐ qí chē.我要和汤姆一起骑车。

I'll ride with Tom.

Source: Tatoeba #9959087 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zǒu lù qù xué xiào hái shì qí chē qù xué xiào?他走路去学校还是骑车去学校?

Does he go to school on foot or by bicycle?

Source: Tatoeba #408497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 骑 in context

  1. Say jì / qí, then recall the core meaning: to ride, to mount.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 骑车 (qí chē), meaning “to ride a bike”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 骑 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.