qí

Usages of qí

周末zhōumò 我wǒ 和hé 她tā 骑qí 自行车zìxíngchē, 不bù 开kāi 车chē。zhōumò wǒ hé tā qí zìxíngchē, bù kāi chē.
On weekends she and I ride bicycles and don't drive.
我们wǒmen 是shì 骑qí 自行车zìxíngchē 去qù 的de, 不bú 是shì 坐zuò 地铁dìtiě 去qù 的de。wǒmen shì qí zìxíngchē qù de, bú shì zuò dìtiě qù de.
We went by bicycle, not by subway.
她tā 约yuē 我wǒ 明天míngtiān 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 见面jiànmiàn, 只要zhǐyào 不bù 冷lěng 我wǒ 就jiù 骑qí 自行车zìxíngchē 去qù。tā yuē wǒ míngtiān zài túshūguǎn jiànmiàn, zhǐyào bù lěng wǒ jiù qí zìxíngchē qù.
She asked me to meet at the library tomorrow; as long as it isn’t cold, I’ll bike there.
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