daap6 daan1 ce1踏單車踏单车

Jyutpingdaap6 daan1 ce1

Yaledaahp dāan chē

Definition

To ride a bicycle.

colloquialtransportdaily actions

How it's used

While 踏單車 is the standard way to describe the activity, younger generations often use the loanword 踩單車. Both are perfectly acceptable, but 踩單車 feels slightly more casual and common in everyday speech. You will frequently hear this term when discussing weekend leisure activities in areas like Sha Tin or Tai Po.

Examples

ngo5我dei6哋ting1聽jat6日heoi3去daai6大wai4圍daap6踏daan1單ce1車aa4呀。

We are going to Tai Wai to ride bikes tomorrow.

nei5你sik1識m4唔sik1識daap6踏daan1單ce1車㗎？

Do you know how to ride a bike?

Common phrases

zou1租daan1單ce1車

to rent a bike

daan1單ce1車ging3徑

cycle track

Common mistake

Learners sometimes confuse the verb 踏 with 踩. Although 踩 is technically 'to step on' or 'to pedal', it has become the dominant verb for cycling, whereas 踏 is slightly more formal or descriptive of the action of pedaling itself.