騎 (ke4 kei3 | qi2 ji4) : ride; cavalry

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騎

ke4 kei3

qi2 ji4

[粵] ke4 | [國] qi2
[v] ride (horse, bike, etc); sit astride on; straddle

[粵] kei3 | [國] ji4
[n] cavalry; horseman; horse

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 1

Radical: (#187)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

騎 / 骑

This word has been viewed 7495 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2011 11:51

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騎師 ke4 si1 qi2 shi1 = jockey

騎牆派 ke4 coeng4 paai3 qi2 qiang2 pai4 = fence-sitter

騎馬 ke4 maa5 qi2 ma3 = to ride a horse； horse riding

騎樓 ke4 lau4*2 = terrace; patio; balcony

騎樓底 ke4 lau4*2 dai2 = corridor

騎劫 ke4 gip3 = to highjack; to hijack

騎牛搵馬 ke4 ngau4 wan2 maa5 = (fig.) to mark time 粵

騎呢 ke4 ne4 ; ke4 le4 = odd; weird; strange; bizarre; offbeat; eccentric 粵

騎騎笑 ke4 ke4 siu3 = laughing

笑騎騎 siu3 ke4 ke4 = to laugh, giggle, chuckle 粵

騎馬釘 ke4 maa5 deng1 qi2 ma3 ding1 = saddle stich

騎兵 ke4 bing1 qi2 bing1 = cavalry

騎馬機 ke4 maa5 gei1 qi2 ma3 ji1 = a "horse-riding" machine

騎馬巡警 ke4 maa5 ceon4 ging2 qi2 ma3 xun2 jing3 = mounted police; Cossacks

鐵騎士 tit3 ke4 si6 tie3 qi2 shi4 = a motorcyclist 粵

騎自行車 ke4 zi6 hang4 ce1 qi2 zi4 xing2 che1 = to ride a bike (China)

唱片騎師 coeng3 pin3*2 ke4 si1 chang4 pian4 qi2 shi1 = disk jockey, disc jockey

騎膊馬 ke4 bok3 maa5 qi2 bo2 ma3 = for a child to sit on an adults shoulders 粵

騎警 ke4 ging2 qi2 jing3 = mounted police, mountie

騎馬警察 ke4 maa5 ging2 caat3 qi2 ma3 jing3 cha2 = mounted police, mountie

薩騎馬 saat3 ke4 maa5 sa4 qi2 ma3 = Sachima

騎士 ke4 si6 qi2 shi4 = rider (of a horse, bicycle, motorcycle etc.)

千里走單騎 cin1 lei5 zau2 daan1 ke4 qian1 li3 zou3 dan1 qi2 = to embark alone on a long and treacherous journey

坐騎 zo6 kei3 zuo4 qi2 = saddle horse

騎都尉 kei3/gei6 dou1 wai3 qi2 dou1 wei4 = captain or commander of the cavalry

勢成騎虎 sai3 sing4 ke4 fu2 shi4 cheng2 qi2 hu3 = it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so

騎虎難下 ke4 fu2 naan4 haa6 qi2 hu3 nan2 xia4 = it is impossible to stop halfway or there are dire consequences of doing so

Showing 1 example containing 騎

騎樓嘅花盆危危乎，隨時都會跌落去噉粵
The pots on the balcony seems unstable enough to fall off anytime.

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Unicode code for this character: U+9a0e (off-site link)

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