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Sunday, March 27, 2011

English-Chinese Bicycle Glossary: What You Need To Know


Here is a little glossary of bike components and their translations in Chinese and English. I hope I got all the terms correct. If there is something wrong, missing or something that shouldn't be there, please let me know. I would love to provide the pinyin, but I don't feel like finding out how many tones I don't use correctly.


Bike Glossary:

Bicycle .....................自行車/單車/腳踏車

Road Bike ................公路車

MTB ...................... 登山車

Stem .....................豎管、龍頭(把立管)

Frame .....................車架

Head tube ...............前管頭管

Top tube ................上管

Down tube .............下管

Seat tube ................座管

Seat stay ................後上叉(立叉)立管

Back stay ................後叉

Chain stay ..............後叉

Front fork ...............前叉

Fork crown .............前叉肩蓋

Front fork end ........前叉端

Rear fork end .........後叉端

Suspension fork .... (避震、前)

Head set ............... 前頭碗組

Bottom bracket ......五通管

Axle .......................中軸

Bolt, nut .................螺絲,螺帽

Ball Bearing ............鋼珠

Frame Components 車架零件

Tire.........................輪胎

Inner tube ..............內胎

Rim ........................輪圈

Spoke ....................鋼絲

Spoke nipple .........鋼絲銅頭

Hub .......................花鼓(軸皮)

Valve ....................氣嘴

Chain rings ...........鍊輪

Crank arm ............曲柄

Free wheel ...........飛輪

Sprocket ............飛輪

Cog set ................齒輪組

Chain ...................鍊條

Chain guard .........鍊蓋

Derailleur .............變速器、撥鍊器導鍊器

Front derailleur ....前變速器

Rear derailleur ......後變速器

Quick release ........快拆、快卸裝置

Gear lever .............變速把柄變速拉桿

Cable ....................鋼索、操縱線

Barrel adjuster ......調整管

Caliper brake..........跑車式煞車

Cantilever brake .....懸臂式煞車

Centre-pull brake ..中拉式煞車

Brake lever .............煞車握柄

Front brake ............前煞車

Coaster brake ........腳煞車花鼓

Drum brake ...........花鼓煞車

Disc brake ...........碟煞煞車

Handle bar .............車把手

Handle bar stem .....車把豎管

Handle bar tape ......握把帶

Grip ........................握把

Saddle ....................座墊、鞍座

Seat post ................坐墊螺絲、鞍管

Pedal ......................踏板、腳蹬

Toe clip ..................趾夾

Toe strap ...............趾夾帶

Reflector ................反光片

Mudguard ..............擋泥板

Rack ...................貨架

Stand .....................支撐

Light ..............車前燈

Lock .......................

Bell .........................

Basket ....................掛籃

Pump .....................打氣筒

Decal ...................商標貼紙

Bicycle Computer ...計速儀表

3 comments:

  1. Incredible work, Drew! Thanks a lot! I don't even recognize half of the specific terms in either languages.

    You can also throw in "lubricant" as it's also very useful.

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  2. Greetings from Shanghai! Thanks Drew for this. Just to make it more interesting I added the Simplified and Pinyin of all the terms listed in case anyone can't read Chinese.

    More Bicycle terms could be found on the Giant Bicycle page in Chinese.

    Bicycle .....................自行車/單車/腳踏車 (Simplified 自行车 zì xíng chē)
    Road Bike ................公路車 (公路车 gōng lù chē)
    MTB ...................... 登山車 (登山车 dēng shān chē)
    Stem .....................豎管、龍頭(把立管) (竖管 shù guǎn) (龙头 lóng tóu) (把立管 bǎ lì guǎn)
    Frame .....................車架 (车架 chē jià)
    Head tube ...............前管(頭管)(前管 qián guǎn)
    Top tube ................上管 (上管 shàng guǎn)
    Down tube .............下管 (下管 xià guǎn)
    Seat tube ................座管 (座管 zuò guǎn)
    Seat stay ................後上叉(立叉)立管 (后上叉 hòu shàng chā)(立叉 lì chā) (立管lì guǎn)
    Back stay ................後叉 (后叉 hòu chā)
    Chain stay ..............後叉 (后叉 hòu chā)
    Front fork ...............前叉(前叉 qián chā)
    Fork crown .............前叉肩蓋 (前叉肩蓋 qián chā jiān gài)
    Front fork end ........前叉端 (前叉端 qián chā duān)
    Rear fork end .........後叉端 (后叉端 hòu chā duān)
    Suspension fork .... (避震、前)叉 (避震、前 bì zhèn,qián)叉 chā
    Head set ............... 前頭碗組 (前头碗组 qián tóu wǎn zǔ)
    Bottom bracket ......五通管 (五通管 wǔ tōng guǎn)
    Axle .......................中軸 (中轴 zhōng zhóu)
    Bolt, nut .................螺絲,螺帽 (螺丝 luó sī)(螺帽 luó mào)
    Ball Bearing ............鋼珠 (钢珠 gāng zhū)
    Frame Components 車架零件 (车架零件 chē jià líng jiàn)
    Tire.........................輪胎 (轮胎 lún tāi)
    Inner tube ..............內胎 (內胎 nèi tāi)
    Rim ........................輪圈 ( 轮圈 lún juān)
    Spoke ....................鋼絲 (钢丝 gāng sī)
    Spoke nipple .........鋼絲銅頭 (钢丝铜头 gāng sī tóng tóu)
    Hub .......................花鼓(軸皮)(花鼓 huā gǔ)(轴皮 zhóu pí)
    Valve ....................氣嘴 (气嘴 qì zuǐ)
    Chain rings ...........鍊輪 (链轮 liàn lún )
    Crank arm ............曲柄 (曲柄 qū bǐng)
    Free wheel ...........飛輪 (飞轮 fēi lún)
    Sprocket ............飛輪 (飞轮 fēi lún)
    Cog set ................齒輪組 ( 齿轮组 chǐ lún zǔ)
    Chain ...................鍊條 ( 链条 liàn tiáo)
    Chain guard .........鍊蓋 (链盖 liàn gài)
    Derailleur .............變速器、撥鍊器、導鍊器 (变速器 biàn sù qì)(拨链器 bō liàn qì)(导链器 dǎo liàn qì)
    Front derailleur ....前變速器 ( 前变速器 qián biàn sù qì)
    Rear derailleur ......後變速器 ( 后变速器 hòu biàn sù qì)
    Quick release ........快拆、快卸裝置 (快拆 kuài chāi) (快卸裝置 kuài xiè zhuāng zhì)
    Gear lever .............變速把柄(變速拉桿)(变速把柄 biàn sù bǎ bǐng)
    Cable ....................鋼索、操縱線 (操纵线 cāo zòng xiàn)
    Barrel adjuster ......調整管 (调整管 tiáo zhěng guǎn)
    Caliper brake..........跑車式煞車 (跑车式煞车 pǎo chē shì shā chē)
    Cantilever brake .....懸臂式煞車 (悬臂式煞车 xuán bì shì shā chē)
    Centre-pull brake ..中拉式煞車 (中拉式煞车 zhōng lā shì shā chē)
    Brake lever .............煞車握柄 (煞车握柄 shā chē wò bǐng)
    Front brake ............前煞車 (前煞车 qián shā chē)
    Coaster brake ........腳煞車花鼓 (脚煞车花鼓 jiǎo shā chē huā gǔ)
    Drum brake ...........花鼓煞車 (花鼓煞车 huā gǔ shā chē )
    Disc brake ...........碟煞煞車 (碟煞煞車 dié shā shā chē)
    Handle bar .............車把手 (车把手 chē bǎ shǒu)
    Handle bar stem .....車把豎管 (车把 竖管 chē bǎ shù guǎn)
    Handle bar tape ......握把帶 (握把带 wò bǎ dài)
    Grip ........................握把 (握把 wò bǎ)
    Saddle ....................座墊、鞍座 (座垫 zuò diàn) (鞍座 ān zuò)
    Seat post ................坐墊螺絲、鞍管 (座垫螺丝 zuò diàn luó sī)(鞍管 ān guǎn)Pedal ......................踏板、腳蹬 (脚踏板 jiǎo tà bǎn)(脚蹬 jiǎo dèng
    Toe clip ..................趾夾 (趾夹 zhǐ jiā)
    Toe strap ...............趾夾帶 (趾夹带 zhǐ jiā dài)
    Reflector ................反光片 (反光片 fǎn guāng pin)
    Mudguard ..............擋泥板 (挡泥板 dǎng ní bǎn)
    Rack ...................貨架 (货架 huò jià)
    Stand .....................支撐 (支撐 zhī chēng)
    Light ..............車前燈 ( 车前灯 chē qián dēng)
    Lock .......................鎖 (鎖 suǒ)
    Bell .........................鈴 (铃 líng)
    Basket ....................掛籃 (挂籃 guà lán)
    Pump .....................打氣筒 (打气筒 dá qì tǒng)
    Decal ...................商標貼紙 (商标贴纸 shāng biāo tiē zhǐ)
    Bicycle Computer ...計速儀表 (计速仪表 jì sù yí biǎo)

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  3. Thanks Terence! This could be really helpful.

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