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How to Say ‘Nobody rides.’ in Traditional Chinese

大家都不騎車。

dà jiā dōu bù qí chē

[dàjiā dōu bù qíchē]

💬 Usage Tip: 不 (bù) becomes (bú) before a falling tone, but 騎 is a rising tone, so here it stays (bù). 騎車 (qí chē) "ride" covers scooters and bikes.

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: In heavy rain, many scooter riders switch to the MRT, which is why the trains get packed.

Phrase Breakdown

大家都

dà jiā dōu

everyone (all)

大家 (dàjiā) means 'everyone'. 都 (dōu) means 'all' and stays with its subject.

Example

大家都來了。

Everyone has come.

Words in this phrase

大家

dà jiā

[dàjiā]

everyone

Pronoun for all the people present or in a group.

Example

大家早安。

Good morning, everyone.

都

dōu

[dōu]

all

Refers to the entire quantity or extent.

Example

我們都已經準備好了。

We're all ready.

不騎車。

bù qí chē

doesn't ride a scooter.

不 (bù) means 'not'. 騎車 (qí chē) means 'to ride a scooter or bike', which is very common in Taiwan.

Example

我今天不騎車。

I'm not riding my scooter today.

Words in this phrase

不

bù

[bù]

not

Used for negation.

Example

這篇文章根本不含劍法招式的描述。

This article fundamentally does not include descriptions of sword skills.

騎車

qí chē

[qíchē]

to ride a scooter or bike

To ride a two-wheeled vehicle; in Taiwan usually a scooter.

Example

我每天騎車上班。

I ride my scooter to work every day.

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