骑 - qí - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
11 strokes
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骑 (騎)

qí

Definition

to ride (an animal or bike)
你能教我骑自行车吗？

Can you teach me how to ride a bicycle?

Other pronunciations

jì

(Taiwan) saddle horse
mounted soldier

Character Decomposition

Related words (24)

cavalry

knight; chevallier; chivalrous

骑坐

qí zuò

to sit astride; to ride

骑墙

qí qiáng

to sit on the fence; to take both sides in a dispute

骑士

qí shì

rider; horseman; cavalryman; knight (i.e. European nobility); (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)

骑射

qí shè

equestrian archery; riding and shooting

骑师

qí shī

jockey; horse rider; horseman; equestrian

骑术

qí shù

equestrianism; horsemanship

carbine; lance

arcade (architecture)

骑警

qí jǐng

mounted police (on horse or motorbike)

骑车

qí chē

to ride a bike (motorcycle or bicycle); to cycle

骑马

qí mǎ

be on a horseback; to ride a horse

骑鹤

qí hè

to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept); to die

骑警队

qí jǐng duì

mounted police detachment (on horse or motorbike)

骑马者

qí mǎ zhě

horseman; rider; mounted soldier

chivalry

knighthood

see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2]

saddle horse; mount

horse guard; imperial cavalry guard (of officials or eunuchs)

轻骑

qīng qí

light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped

铁骑

tiě qí

armored horses; crack horsemen

游侠骑士

yóu xiá qí shì

a knight-errant

Idioms (4)

骑虎难下

qí hǔ nán xià

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

骑驴找驴

qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ

(lit.) to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom); (fig.) to look for what one already has

势成骑虎

shì chéng qí hǔ

if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway

香轮宝骑

xiāng lún bǎo qí

magnificent carriage and precious horses (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle; ostentatious display of luxury

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