Going on a bicycle ride with friends

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to cycle
骑行qíxíngqíxíng
We are going cycling tomorrow.
我们wǒmen 明天míngtiān 去qù 骑行qíxíng。wǒmen míngtiān qù qíxíng.
helmet
头盔tóukuītóukuī
This is my helmet.
这zhè 是shì 我wǒ 的de 头盔tóukuī。zhè shì wǒ de tóukuī.
gloves
手套shǒutàoshǒutào
Please bring a helmet and gloves.
请qǐng 带dài 头盔tóukuī 和hé 手套shǒutào。qǐng dài tóukuī hé shǒutào.
bicycle lane
自行车道zìxíngchēdàozìxíngchēdào
We are cycling in the bicycle lane.
我们wǒmen 在zài 自行车道zìxíngchēdào 骑行qíxíng。wǒmen zài zìxíngchēdào qíxíng.
tyre; tire
轮胎lúntāilúntāi
Check the tyres first.
先xiān 检查jiǎnchá 轮胎lúntāi。xiān jiǎnchá lúntāi.
to brake
刹车shāchēshāchē
bicycle bell
车铃chēlíngchēlíng
The bicycle has a bell.
自行车zìxíngchē 上shàng 有yǒu 车铃chēlíng。zìxíngchē shàng yǒu chēlíng.
to pump up a tyre
打气dǎqìdǎqì
I wear gloves to pump up the tyre.
我wǒ 戴dài 手套shǒutào 给gěi 轮胎lúntāi 打气dǎqì。wǒ dài shǒutào gěi lúntāi dǎqì.
bicycle pump
打气筒dǎqìtǒngdǎqìtǒng
to repair a bicycle
修车xiūchēxiūchē
bicycle repair shop
修车店xiūchēdiànxiūchēdiàn
The bicycle pump is in the bicycle repair shop.
打气筒dǎqìtǒng 在zài 修车店xiūchēdiàn 里lǐ。dǎqìtǒng zài xiūchēdiàn lǐ.
The bicycle repair shop is not far from here.
修车店xiūchēdiàn 离lí 这里zhèlǐ 不bù 远yuǎn。xiūchēdiàn lí zhèlǐ bù yuǎn.
to get a flat tyre
爆胎bàotāibàotāi
The bicycle has a flat tyre; do not brake immediately.
自行车zìxíngchē 爆胎bàotāi 了le, 别bié 马上mǎshàng 刹车shāchē。zìxíngchē bàotāi le, bié mǎshàng shāchē.
The reason she brought the bicycle pump is that her bicycle had a flat tyre.
她tā 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 带dài 打气筒dǎqìtǒng, 是shì 因为yīnwèi 自行车zìxíngchē 爆胎bàotāi 了le。tā zhīsuǒyǐ dài dǎqìtǒng, shì yīnwèi zìxíngchē bàotāi le.
chain
链条liàntiáoliàntiáo
He can repair bicycles and replace chains.
他tā 会huì 修车xiūchē, 也yě 会huì 换huàn 链条liàntiáo。tā huì xiūchē, yě huì huàn liàntiáo.
The bicycle chain is broken.
自行车zìxíngchē 的de 链条liàntiáo 坏huài 了le。zìxíngchē de liàntiáo huài le.
route
路线lùxiànlùxiàn
intersection
路口lùkǒulùkǒu
The reason the bicycle bell rings is that there are people at the intersection.
车铃chēlíng 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 响xiǎng, 是shì 因为yīnwèi 路口lùkǒu 有yǒu 人rén。chēlíng zhīsuǒyǐ xiǎng, shì yīnwèi lùkǒu yǒu rén.
to slow down
减速jiǎnsùjiǎnsù
Slow down when you reach the intersection.
到dào 路口lùkǒu 要yào 减速jiǎnsù。dào lùkǒu yào jiǎnsù.
to turn
转弯zhuǎnwānzhuǎnwān
Slow down and brake before turning.
转弯zhuǎnwān 以前yǐqián 要yào 减速jiǎnsù 刹车shāchē。zhuǎnwān yǐqián yào jiǎnsù shāchē.
Do not turn at this intersection.
别bié 在zài 这个zhège 路口lùkǒu 转弯zhuǎnwān。bié zài zhège lùkǒu zhuǎnwān.
to ride against traffic
逆行nìxíngnìxíng
Do not ride against traffic in the bicycle lane.
别bié 在zài 自行车道zìxíngchēdào 逆行nìxíng。bié zài zìxíngchēdào nìxíng.
side by side
并排bìngpáibìngpái
Do not cycle side by side.
别bié 并排bìngpái 骑行qíxíng。bié bìngpái qíxíng.
to meet up; assemble
集合jíhéjíhé
We are meeting here at eight in the morning.
我们wǒmen 早上zǎoshang 八bā 点diǎn 在zài 这里zhèlǐ 集合jíhé。wǒmen zǎoshang bā diǎn zài zhèlǐ jíhé.
destination
目的地mùdìdìmùdìdì
This is the route to the destination.
这zhè 是shì 去qù 目的地mùdìdì 的de 路线lùxiàn。zhè shì qù mùdìdì de lùxiàn.
The reason we are meeting is that the destination is far.
我们wǒmen 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 集合jíhé, 是shì 因为yīnwèi 目的地mùdìdì 很hěn 远yuǎn。wǒmen zhīsuǒyǐ jíhé, shì yīnwèi mùdìdì hěn yuǎn.
road conditions
路况lùkuànglùkuàng
Let's check the road conditions first.
我们wǒmen 先xiān 看kàn 路况lùkuàng。wǒmen xiān kàn lùkuàng.
The road conditions on this route are good.
这zhè 条tiáo 路线lùxiàn 的de 路况lùkuàng 很hěn 好hǎo。zhè tiáo lùxiàn de lùkuàng hěn hǎo.
The reason I am wearing a helmet is that the road conditions are poor.
我wǒ 之所以zhīsuǒyǐ 戴dài 头盔tóukuī, 是shì 因为yīnwèi 路况lùkuàng 不bù 好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ dài tóukuī, shì yīnwèi lùkuàng bù hǎo.
stamina; physical strength
体力tǐlìtǐlì
The destination is far, but she has good stamina.
目的地mùdìdì 很hěn 远yuǎn, 但是dànshì 她tā 的de 体力tǐlì 很hěn 好hǎo。mùdìdì hěn yuǎn, dànshì tā de tǐlì hěn hǎo.
She has enough stamina.
她tā 的de 体力tǐlì 够gòu。tā de tǐlì gòu.
would rather
宁可nìngkěnìngkě
I would rather walk than ride against traffic.
我wǒ 宁可nìngkě 走路zǒulù, 也yě 不bù 逆行nìxíng。wǒ nìngkě zǒulù, yě bù nìxíng.
I would rather get the bicycle repaired than continue cycling.
我wǒ 宁可nìngkě 去qù 修车xiūchē, 也yě 不bù 继续jìxù 骑行qíxíng。wǒ nìngkě qù xiūchē, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.
We would rather go slowly than ride against traffic.
我们wǒmen 宁可nìngkě 慢màn 一点儿yìdiǎnr, 也yě 不bù 逆行nìxíng。wǒmen nìngkě màn yìdiǎnr, yě bù nìxíng.
She would rather slow down than cycle side by side.
她tā 宁可nìngkě 减速jiǎnsù, 也yě 不bù 并排bìngpái 骑行qíxíng。tā nìngkě jiǎnsù, yě bù bìngpái qíxíng.
I would rather pump up the tyre than continue cycling.
我wǒ 宁可nìngkě 给gěi 轮胎lúntāi 打气dǎqì, 也yě 不bù 继续jìxù 骑行qíxíng。wǒ nìngkě gěi lúntāi dǎqì, yě bù jìxù qíxíng.
to hear that; be told that
听说tīngshuōtīngshuō
I heard that the road conditions are poor.
我wǒ 听说tīngshuō 路况lùkuàng 不bù 好hǎo。wǒ tīngshuō lùkuàng bù hǎo.
Have you heard that the bicycle repair shop is nearby?
你nǐ 听说tīngshuō 修车店xiūchēdiàn 在zài 附近fùjìn 吗ma?nǐ tīngshuō xiūchēdiàn zài fùjìn ma?
west
西xīxī
Walk west.
往wǎng 西xī 走zǒu。wǎng xī zǒu.
We need to drive west.
我们wǒmen 要yào 往wǎng 西xī 开车kāichē。wǒmen yào wǎng xī kāichē.
wife
妻子qīziqīzi
This is his wife.
这zhè 是shì 他tā 的de 妻子qīzi。zhè shì tā de qīzi.
His wife is at the bank.
他tā 的de 妻子qīzi 在zài 银行yínháng。tā de qīzi zài yínháng.
to get married
结婚jiéhūnjiéhūn
He is getting married to her next year.
他tā 明年míngnián 跟gēn 她tā 结婚jiéhūn。tā míngnián gēn tā jiéhūn.
My friend is already married.
我wǒ 的de 朋友péngyou 已经yǐjīng 结婚jiéhūn 了le。wǒ de péngyou yǐjīng jiéhūn le.
life; living existence
生命shēngmìngshēngmìng
Doctors protect lives.
医生yīshēng 保护bǎohù 生命shēngmìng。yīshēng bǎohù shēngmìng.
Without water, there is no life.
没méi 有yǒu 水shuǐ, 就jiù 没méi 有yǒu 生命shēngmìng。méi yǒu shuǐ, jiù méi yǒu shēngmìng.
to lose (something valued or abstract)
失去shīqùshīqù
He lost his job.
他tā 失去shīqù 了le 工作gōngzuò。tā shīqù le gōngzuò.
Do not lose this opportunity.
不要búyào 失去shīqù 这个zhège 机会jīhuì。búyào shīqù zhège jīhuì.
to appear; occur
出现chūxiànchūxiàn
A problem has appeared.
问题wèntí 出现chūxiàn 了le。wèntí chūxiàn le.
This problem often occurs.
这个zhège 问题wèntí 常常chángcháng 出现chūxiàn。zhège wèntí chángcháng chūxiàn.
to guarantee; promise
保证bǎozhèngbǎozhèng
I promise I will come tomorrow.
我wǒ 保证bǎozhèng 明天míngtiān 来lái。wǒ bǎozhèng míngtiān lái.
The company guarantees the quality.
公司gōngsī 保证bǎozhèng 质量zhìliàng。gōngsī bǎozhèng zhìliàng.

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