bicycle
/ˈbaɪsɪkl/noun
उच्चारण बाइसिकल
साइकिल
Basic word
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a road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals with your feet
साइकिल
- She rides her bicycle to school.
- My father bought me a red bicycle on my birthday.
- The bicycle needs air in its back tyre.
+ 1 more example
- Many people in the town still go to work by bicycle.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by bicycle (no article)
To say how you travel, use by bicycle with no article and no possessive; to say what you ride, use a bicycle.
यात्रा का साधन बताने के लिए 'by bicycle' आता है, जिसमें article या possessive नहीं लगता; सवारी की वस्तु के लिए 'a bicycle' आता है।
- Radhika goes to school by bicycle.
- He bought a new bicycle for his daughter.
ride / cycle + a bicycle
Ride is the usual verb with bicycle; the noun and verb forms also appear as cycle, and bicycle itself is a verb in a few formal contexts.
'Bicycle' के साथ सामान्य क्रिया 'ride' है; noun और verb रूप 'cycle' भी चलता है, और 'bicycle' स्वयं कुछ औपचारिक संदर्भों में verb है।
- Meena rides a bicycle to the library.
- They bicycled across the village road.
on a bicycle / on one's bicycle
Use on for the position of the rider: on a bicycle, not in.
सवार की स्थिति बताने के लिए 'on' आता है: on a bicycle, 'in' नहीं।
- A boy on a red bicycle overtook the bus.
bicycle + noun (parts and places)
Bicycle acts as a modifier in bicycle lane, bicycle shop, bicycle pump and bicycle repair.
'Bicycle' modifier के रूप में bicycle lane, bicycle shop, bicycle pump और bicycle repair में आता है।
- The city has built a separate bicycle lane.
+Collocations 4
verb + bicycle
ridepedalparkrepairlock
- Please lock your bicycle near the school gate.
bicycle + noun
laneshoppumpbellrace
- The bicycle bell rang as the postman arrived.
parts of a bicycle
wheelchainhandlebarsaddlepedalbrake
- The chain of my bicycle came off on the slope.
adjective + bicycle
oldsecond-handracingfoldingelectric
- He repaired a second-hand bicycle and sold it.
“More examples 6
- My grandfather cycled to office on a black bicycle for thirty years.
मेरे दादाजी तीस वर्ष तक एक काली साइकिल पर दफ़्तर जाते रहे।
- The government gave free bicycles to girls to help them reach school.
सरकार ने लड़कियों को स्कूल पहुँचने में मदद के लिए मुफ़्त साइकिलें दीं।
- She fell off her bicycle and grazed her knee.
वह अपनी साइकिल से गिर गई और उसके घुटने में खरोंच आ गई।
- A bicycle is cheap, healthy and does not pollute the air.
साइकिल सस्ती और स्वास्थ्यवर्धक होती है और हवा को प्रदूषित नहीं करती।
- He pumped air into the bicycle tyre before the race.
उसने दौड़ से पहले साइकिल के टायर में हवा भरी।
- The postman delivered letters on his bicycle in the village.
डाकिया गाँव में अपनी साइकिल पर चिट्ठियाँ बाँटता था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He goes to college by his bicycle.
✓ He goes to college by bicycle.
After by, a means of transport takes no article or possessive.
'By' के बाद यात्रा के साधन से पहले article या possessive नहीं लगता।
✗ She came in a bicycle.
✓ She came on a bicycle.
Use on, not in, for a bicycle, a bike or a horse.
साइकिल, bike या घोड़े के लिए 'on' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
bi·cy·cle
§Grammar and usage
Keep the bi- (two) words: bicycle, bilingual (speaking two languages), biennial (every two years), bimonthly, bicameral (having two houses), binoculars.
Bi- (दो) शब्द याद रखिए: bicycle, bilingual (दो भाषाएँ बोलने वाला), biennial (हर दो वर्ष में), bimonthly, bicameral (दो सदनों वाला), binoculars।
By bicycle or by bike, but on foot.
By bicycle या by bike, पर on foot।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'It's like riding a bicycle' (a skill you never forget once learnt).
कहावत 'It's like riding a bicycle' (एक बार सीखने पर कभी न भूलने वाला कौशल)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
3 June is World Bicycle Day.
3 जून विश्व साइकिल दिवस है।