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

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HSK 3 - Medium
18 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

騎 (骑)

qí

Definition

to ride (an animal or bike)
你能教我騎自行車嗎？

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

騎坐

qí zuò

to sit astride; to ride

騎牆

qí qiáng

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

騎士

qí shì

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

騎射

qí shè

equestrian archery; riding and shooting

騎師

qí shī

jockey; horse rider; horseman; equestrian

騎術

qí shù

equestrianism; horsemanship

carbine; lance

arcade (architecture)

騎警

qí jǐng

mounted police (on horse or motorbike)

騎車

qí chē

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

騎馬

qí mǎ

be on a horseback; to ride a horse

騎鶴

qí hè

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

騎警隊

qí jǐng duì

mounted police detachment (on horse or motorbike)

騎馬者

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)

輕騎

qīng qí

light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped

鐵騎

tiě qí

armored horses; crack horsemen

遊俠騎士

yóu xiá qí shì

a knight-errant

Idioms (4)

騎虎難下

qí hǔ nán xià

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

騎驢找驢

qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ

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

勢成騎虎

shì chéng qí hǔ

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

香輪寶騎

xiāng lún bǎo qí

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

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