Bicycles & Cycling 自行车 (3)

B: I had a little accident on the way to the Chinese Studio today Y, I collided with another cyclist and now some of the spokes need changing.

Y: I'm sorry to hear that , are you okay?

B: it's not serious… how do I say that sentence in Chinese…

Y: spokes in Chinese is 辐条fu3 tiao2,

B: fu3 tiao2,

Y:请帮我换几根辐条。

B: qing3 bang1 wo3 huan4 ji3 gen1 fu3 tiao2.

Y:请帮我 qing3 bang1 wo3 means please help me with sth,

B: qing3 bang1 wo3

Y:换 huan4 means change,

B: huan4,

Y:几根 ji3 gen1 means several,

B: ji3 gen1

Y:辐条 fu3 tiao2 is spokes,

B: fu3 tiao2.

Y:请帮我换几根辐条。qing3 bang1 wo3 huan4 ji3 gen1 fu3 tiao2.

B: qing3 bang1 wo3 huan4 ji3 gen1 fu3 tiao2. Can you change some of the spokes?

Conversation 1

A:请帮我换几根辐条。

B:让我看看。行,马上就帮你换。

B: It's getting too warm to carry my bag on my back. I'd love one of those baskets. What are they called?

Y: They're called 车筐 che1 kuang1.

B: che1 kuang1.车 che1 is bicycle,

Y: che1, Right and 筐 kuang1 means basket,

B: kuang1,

Y:车筐 che1 kuang1.

B: che1 kuang1. basket.And back at the bike shop I want to tell the shifu I want a basket.

Y: Ok.我想装个车筐 Wo2 xiang3 zhuang1 ge che1 chuang1.

B: Wo2 xiang3 zhuang1 ge che1 chuang1

Y:我想wo2 xiang3 means I’d like sth,

B: wo2 xiang3,

Y:装 zhuang1 means to install,

B: zhuang1.

Y:个 ge4 is the measure word for basket. It's short for yi2 ge4, which means one,

B: ge4,

Y:车筐 che1 chuang1, basket,

B: che1 chuang1

Y:我想装个车筐 Wo2 xiang3 zhuang1 ge che1 chuang1

B: Wo2 xiang3 zhuang1 ge che1 chuang1 I'd like a basket.

Conversation 3

A:我想装个车筐。

B:看看这个怎么样?

A:行,就装这个吧。

B: Beijing is one of the cycling capitals of the world, and unfortunately it's also one of the worse places for having your bike stolen.

Y: Haha, that's true, you need a bike lock,

B: so what's the word for a bike lock?

Y: That's a 车锁 che1 suo3,

B: che1 suo3,车 che1 is bicycle,

Y: and 锁 suo3 means lock,

B:车锁 che1 suo3, bike lock,

Y: right, che1 suo3.