“Bicycle” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “bicycle” is 自転車 (jitensha). In Chinese it is 自行车 (zì xíng chē).
Japanese
自転車
じてんしゃ · jitensha
私は自転車で公園に行きます。
I ride my bicycle to the park.
Chinese (Simplified)
自行车
zì xíng chē
我骑自行车去公园。
I ride my bicycle to the park.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 辆: 一辆自行车 means “one bicycle”.
“Bicycle” in 20 languages
The word and an example sentence in each language. The speaker buttons read them aloud with your browser’s voice.
| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 自転車 じてんしゃ · jitensha | 私は自転車で公園に行きます。 |
| English | bicycle /ˈbaɪsɪkl/ | I ride my bicycle to the park. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 自行车 zì xíng chē | 我骑自行车去公园。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 腳踏車 jiǎo tà chē | 我騎腳踏車去公園。 |
| Korean | 자전거 | 저는 자전거를 타고 공원에 가요. |
| Spanish | bicicleta | Voy al parque en bicicleta. |
| French | vélo | Je vais au parc à vélo. |
| German | Fahrrad | Ich fahre mit dem Fahrrad in den Park. |
| Italian | bicicletta | Vado al parco in bicicletta. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | bicicleta | Eu vou ao parque de bicicleta. |
| Russian | велосипед | Я езжу в парк на велосипеде. |
| Arabic | دراجة هوائية | أذهب إلى الحديقة بالدراجة الهوائية. |
| Hindi | साइकिल | मैं साइकिल से पार्क जाता हूँ। |
| Indonesian | sepeda | Saya pergi ke taman naik sepeda. |
| Vietnamese | xe đạp | Tôi đi xe đạp đến công viên. |
| Thai | จักรยาน | ฉันขี่จักรยานไปสวนสาธารณะ |
| Turkish | bisiklet | Parka bisikletle giderim. |
| Dutch | fiets | Ik ga met de fiets naar het park. |
| Swedish | cykel | Jag tar cykeln till parken. |
| Polish | rower | Jeżdżę rowerem do parku. |
