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电动车 in Context

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电动车

Usage 1 - "e-bike": 

Sentence

电动车很方便。

English:

E-bikes are very convenient.

Top-Down Words:

方便 fāngbiàn - convenient


*Sentence

如果还想再快一点,还可以骑电动车。

English:

If you want to be even faster, you can ride an e-bike.


*Sentence

昨天我买了一辆电动车。

English:

I bought an e-bike yesterday.

Top-Down Words:

辆 liàng - (measure word for vehicles)


*Sentence

让她下楼来看我新买的电动车。

English:

She came downstairs to look at my new e-bike.

Top-Down Words:

新 xīn - new



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Comments   6

Abigail

What does 让 mean in 让她下楼来看我新买的电动车。?

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Mandarin Blueprint

It's like saying "Have (make) her come downstairs and see my newly bought e-bike." "Make" feels a bit too aggressive, but "have her come down" feels like a good translation.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1B9p8Jab14&t=2158s

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Kate Gans

For
如果还想再快一点,还可以骑电动车。

Why is 再 used instead of 更?

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Mandarin Blueprint

Both will work! They're basically the same meaning in this particular context.

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MB Team

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckyqHHyCq9k&t=2536s

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