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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries自転車
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jitensha
"彼女は自転車で学校に通っています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A vehicle with two wheels steered by handlebars, propelled by the rider's feet working pedals.
"She rode her bicycle to work every morning to avoid the city traffic."
- 1
To ride a bicycle.
"They love to bicycle along the scenic coastal paths during the summer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French prefix 'bi-' (meaning two, from Latin) combined with the Greek 'kyklos' (meaning circle or wheel), popularized in the late 1860s during the development of the velocipede. The term evolved from early 19th-century technical descriptions into the standard global designation for a two-wheeled human-powered vehicle.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Bicycle"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Bicycle" is said worldwide
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bicyclette
Transliteration: bi-si-slet
"Il va au travail à bicyclette."
Fahrrad
Transliteration: faːɐ̯ˌʁaːt
"Sie fährt jeden Tag mit dem Fahrrad in die Schule."
bicicletta
Transliteration: bi.tʃiˈklɛt.ta
"Ho comprato una nuova bicicletta azzurra."
bicicleta
Transliteration: bi.siˈkle.ta
"Me gusta montar en bicicleta por el parque."
bicicleta
Transliteration: bi.siˈklɛ.tɐ
"Ele comprou uma bicicleta nova para pedalar no fim de semana."
साइकिळ
Transliteration: saikil
"वह रोज़ सुबह साइकिळ चलाता है।"
自行车
Transliteration: zìxíngchē
"我每天骑自行车去上学。"
자전거
Transliteration: jajeongeo
"나는 주말마다 공원에서 자전거를 탄다."
自転車
Transliteration: jitensha
"彼女は自転車で学校に通っています。"
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