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自行车 in Context

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自行车

Usage 1 - "bicycle": 

Sentence

我喜欢自行车。

English:

I like bicycles.

Top-Down Words:

喜欢 xǐhuan - to like


*Sentence

但是骑自行车有一个很大的问题,就是很容易被偷。

English:

But there's a big problem with riding bicycles, they can easily get stolen.

Top-Down Words:

就 jiù - exactly, just
容易 róngyì - easy; likely; liable (to)
偷 tōu - steal


*Sentence

让大家用别的方法,比如走路,骑自行车或者坐公交车。

English:

Encourage people to use other types of transportation like walking, biking or taking the bus.

Top-Down Words:

方法 fāngfǎ - method
走路 zǒulù - to walk


Sentence:

政府又想了一个解决办法,大家不用自己买自行车。

English:

The government has thought of another way. People don't have to buy bikes.

Top-Down Words:

政府 zhèngfǔ - government



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Comments   3

Richard Ashbrooke

In this sentence: 但是骑自行车有一个很大的问题,就是很容易被偷。Logic points to 被 as ‘be’, however, Pleco doesn’t have ‘be’ as a definition … am I missing something?

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Mandarin Blueprint

This character does not have a direct english translation. It just indicates passive tense.

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Kolia

Thank you for always pushing us out of the comfort zone. I really appreciate that the chosen sentences are not "trivial".

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