Bicycle Vocabulary in Chinese

Basics

  • Bike 自行車, 單車, 腳踏車 | zì xíngchē, dān chē, jiǎo tà chē
  • Road bike 公路車 | gōng lù chē
  • Mountain bike 登山車 | dēng shān chē
  • Cyclocross bike 越野車 | yuè yě chē
  • Touring bike 旅行車 | lǚ xíng chē
  • Folding bike 折疊車 | zhé dié chē
  • Frame 車架 | chē jià
  • Frame size 車架尺寸 | chē jià chǐ cùn
  • Weight 重量 | zhòng liàng
  • Frame material 車架材質 | chē jià cái zhì
  • Carbon 碳纖維 | tàn xiān wéi
  • Aluminum 鋁合金 | lǚ hé jīn
  • Steel 鋼管 | gāng guǎn
  • Titanium 鈦合金 | tài hé jīn

Group Set

  • Speeds/gears 變速 | biàn sù
  • Shifters 變速把手 | biàn sù bǎ shǒu
  • Front derailleur 前變速器 | qián biàn sù qì
  • Rear derailleur 後變速器 | hòu biàn sù qì
  • Short cage 短腿 | duǎn tuǐ
  • Long cage 長腿 | cháng tuǐ
  • Derailleur cable 變速線 | biàn sù xiàn
  • Crankset 大齒盤 | dà chǐ pán
  • Bottom bracket “BB”
  • Cassette 飛輪 | fēi lún
  • Chain 鍊條 | liàn tiáo
  • Master link (chain) 速鏈條快扣 | sù liàn tiáo kuài kòu
  • Pedals 踏板 | tà bǎn

Components

  • Handlebar 手把 | shǒu bà
  • Drop bars 彎把 | wān bǎ
  • Flat bars 直把 | zhí bǎ
  • Riser bars 燕把 | yàn bǎ
  • Grips 握把 | wò bǎ
  • Bar ends 牛角 | niú jiǎo
  • Bar tape 手把帶 | shǒu bà dài
  • Bar plugs 手把尾塞 | shǒu bà wěi sāi
  • Stem 立管, 龍頭, 把立 | lì guǎn, lóng tóu, bǎ lì
  • Headset 車頭碗 | chē tóu wǎn
  • Top cap 車頭碗 上蓋, 把立蓋 | shàng gài, bǎ lì gài
  • Star nut 螺母, 梅花 | luó mǔ, méi huā
  • Compression nut 前叉迫緊器 | qián chā pò jǐn qì,
  • Headset spacers 龍頭墊圈 | lóng tóu diàn quān
  • Fork 前叉 | qián chā
  • Suspension fork 避震前叉 | bì zhèn qián chā
  • Steerer tube 豎管 | shù guǎn
  • Seatpost 座管 | zuò guǎn
  • Saddle 座墊 | zuò diàn

Brakes

  • Brake calipers 剎車夾器 | shā chē jiā qì
  • Brake levers 剎車把手 | shā chē bǎ shǒu
  • Brake hoods 剎變把套 | shā biàn bǎ tào
  • Brake pads 剎車皮 | shā chē pí
  • Brake cable 剎車線 | shā chē xiàn
  • Stainless steel 不鏽鋼 | bù xiù gāng
  • Cable ends 線尾套 | xiàn wěi tào
  • Cable housing (brake/derailleur) (剎車/變速) 線外管 | (shā chē/ biàn sù) xiàn wài guǎn
  • Hydraulic brakes 油壓碟煞 | yóu yā dié shā
  • Hydraulic brake hose 油管 | yóu guǎn
  • Disc rotors 碟盤 | dié pán`

Wheels

  • Front wheel 前輪 | qián lún
  • Rear wheel 後輪 | hòu lún
  • Wheelset 輪組 | lún zǔ
  • Front hub 前花鼓 | qián huā gǔ
  • Rear hub 後花鼓 | hòu huā gǔ
  • Rim 輪圈 | lún quān
  • Rim tape 襯帶, 內襯 | chèn dài, nèi chèn
  • Spokes 輻條 | Fú tiáo (鋼絲 | gāng sī)
  • Spoke nipples 輻條頭 | Fú tiáo tóu ( 鋼絲頭 | gāng sī tóu)
  • Quick release 快拆 | kuài chāi
  • Tires 輪胎 | lún tāi
  • Inner tube 內胎 | nèi tāi

Other

  • Bolt 螺絲 | luó sī
  • Sealed bearings 培林 | péi lín
  • Grease 潤滑油 | rùn huá yóu
  • Water bottle 水壺 | shuǐ hú
  • Bottle cage 水壺架 | shuǐ hú jià
  • Helmet 安全帽 | ān quán mào

Apparel

  • Cycling cap 小帽 | xiǎo mào
  • Sunglasses 太陽眼鏡 | Tài yáng yǎn jìng
  • Cycling jersey 車衣 | Chē yī
  • Cyling shorts 車褲 | Chē kù
  • Bib shorts 吊帶褲 | Diào dài kù
  • Gloves 手套 | Shǒu tào
  • Arm sleeves 袖套 | Xiù tào
  • Arm warmers 保暖袖套 | bǎo nuǎn shǒu tào
  • Leg sleeves 腿套 | tuǐ tào
  • Leg warmers 保暖腿套 | bǎo nuǎn tuǐ tào
  • Ultra Violet (UV) 紫外線 | Zǐ wài xiàn
  • Compression 壓縮 | yā suō
  • Clip-less (pedal) shoes 卡鞋 | Kǎ xié

Units of measurement (and related terms)

  • Distance 距離 | Jù lí
  • Elevation/altitude 海拔 | Hǎi bá
  • Kilometers 公里 | Gōng lǐ
  • Meters 公尺 | Gōng chǐ
  • Total elevation gain 總爬升 | Zǒng pá shēng
  • Cadence 回轉速 | Huí zhuǎn sù
  • Cadence 踏頻 | Tà pín
  • Average 平均 | Píng jūn
  • Heart rate 心跳 | Xīntiào

Riding Etiquette/Cycling Terms/Slang

  • Windbreaker 破風 | Pò fēng
  • Domestique 破風者 | Pò fēng zhě
  • King of the Mountain (KOM) 登山王 | Dēng shān wáng
  • Chaingang/pace line 輪車 | Lún chē
  • Climbing/Ascend 爬坡 | Pá pō
  • Descend 下坡 | Xià pō
  • Stinger 魔鬼坡 | Mó guǐ pō
  • Individual Time Trial (ITT) 個人計時 | Gè rén jìshí
  • Sprint 衝刺 | Chōngcì
  • Sprint for the finish 衝線 | Chōng xiàn
  • Dropped 被拉爆 | Bèi lā bào
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