to ride (a horse, bike etc); to sit astride

HSK 3 #1398

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 1398th character
Radical ⾺ (187.8)
Strokes 11
Index # 2489
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

骑 qí
  1. 1. to ride (a horse, bike etc)
  2. 2. to sit astride
  3. 3. classifier for saddle horses
骑 jì
  1. 1. mounted soldier
  2. 2. TW saddle horse

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Words containing 骑

Word Meaning
Qitian mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong
to ride (a bicycle, horse, motorbike etc); cycling
mounted police detachment (on horse or motorbike)
horseman; rider; mounted soldier
lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
see qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ[qi2 lu:2 zhao3 lu:2]
to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept); to die
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position