粵

單daan1車ce1

simp单车
daan1 ce1dān chē

English

  1. (coll.) bicycle; bike (esp. in Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China and, more generally, used across China to refer to a bike-share bicycle)
  2. bicycle

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由車架同兩個轆組成,靠雙手控制扶手、用身體保持平衡,用腳踩郁踏板、帶動後轆前進嘅交通工具(量詞:架/部)

Examples

  • 我踩單車返工。

    I cycle to work.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢架單車新買㗎。

    His bicycle is newly bought.

  • 踩單車有乜好啊?

    What are the advantages of cycling?

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 佢架單車係藍色嘅。

    Her bicycle is blue.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢一得閒就去踩單車。

    He rides a bicycle whenever he is free.

  • 個個男仔都有架單車。

    Each boy has a bike.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 禮拜日不如去踩單車吖?

    Let's ride bicycles this Sunday, shall we?

  • 揸電單車唔戴頭盔好危險㗎。

    It is dangerous to ride a motorbike without a helmet.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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