<p>It doesn't only means bicycle.</p>

<p>"非机动车" is non-motorized vehicle, NMV, including tractors,human cargo vehicles, animal-drawn vehicles, etc., according to <a href="http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=KhzWSE65zC4MFwuMz2FNTx0vpNz-voCq2lYiALKbgt2rjrTPKx8cbcycm1fmW0xvEmfNZ2lkGUFeVDVkPDvyJrSKyS8HJNMD-4en9kOYHFNg25Yllnf4nB5aIwR-u_Bi" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>the explaination of "非机动车" in Baidu Baike</em></a>. </p>

<p>So bicycle is only one sort of NMVs and is used to reprensent NMV on the sign because it's very common.</p>

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2017-07-08T09:18:58.823Z
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<p>In the road sign below, we have the following:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>非机动车靠右行驶</p>
<p>fēijīdòngchē kàoyòu xíngshǐ</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4epovm.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4epovm.jpg" alt="非机动车靠右行驶" /></a></p>
<p>Which breaks apart as:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E9%9D%9E%E6%9C%BA%E5%8A%A8%E8%BD%A6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">非机动车</a> = bicycle (with <a href="http://dict.cn/%E6%9C%BA%E5%8A%A8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">机动</a> meaning &quot;mobile&quot;)</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E9%9D%A0%E5%8F%B3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">靠右</a> = keep right</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E8%A1%8C%E9%A9%B6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">行驶</a> = travel along a route</li>
</ul>
<p>However, I'm not clear on how 非机动车 means bicycle.  Ordinarily, I would expect &quot;bicycle&quot; to be <a href="http://dict.cn/%E8%87%AA%E8%A1%8C%E8%BD%A6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">自行车</a> (zìxíngchē), and I'm unfamiliar with this as an alternative.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: How does 非机动车 (fēijīdòngchē) mean &quot;bicycle&quot;?</p>

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Bicycle can also be 单车, and is more a colloquial term..you may hear people say 踏单车　　It may be more common in Hong Kong
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How does 非机动车 (fēijīdòngchē) mean "bicycle"?
# How does 非机动车 (fēijīdòngchē) mean "bicycle"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-08)

In the road sign below, we have the following:

> 非机动车靠右行驶
>
> fēijīdòngchē kàoyòu xíngshǐ

[![非机动车靠右行驶](https://i.sstatic.net/4epovm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/4epovm.jpg)

Which breaks apart as:

* [非机动车](http://dict.cn/%E9%9D%9E%E6%9C%BA%E5%8A%A8%E8%BD%A6) = bicycle (with [机动](http://dict.cn/%E6%9C%BA%E5%8A%A8) meaning "mobile")
* [靠右](http://dict.cn/%E9%9D%A0%E5%8F%B3) = keep right
* [行驶](http://dict.cn/%E8%A1%8C%E9%A9%B6) = travel along a route

However, I'm not clear on how 非机动车 means bicycle. Ordinarily, I would expect "bicycle" to be [自行车](http://dict.cn/%E8%87%AA%E8%A1%8C%E8%BD%A6) (zìxíngchē), and I'm unfamiliar with this as an alternative.

**Question**: How does 非机动车 (fēijīdòngchē) mean "bicycle"?

**Tags:** meaning, usage, word

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Bicycle can also be 单车, and is more a colloquial term..you may hear people say 踏单车　　It may be more common in Hong Kong  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-08. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It doesn't only means bicycle.

"非机动车" is non-motorized vehicle, NMV, including tractors,human cargo vehicles, animal-drawn vehicles, etc., according to [*the explaination of "非机动车" in Baidu Baike*](http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=KhzWSE65zC4MFwuMz2FNTx0vpNz-voCq2lYiALKbgt2rjrTPKx8cbcycm1fmW0xvEmfNZ2lkGUFeVDVkPDvyJrSKyS8HJNMD-4en9kOYHFNg25Yllnf4nB5aIwR-u_Bi).

So bicycle is only one sort of NMVs and is used to reprensent NMV on the sign because it's very common.


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