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HSK 4 · Upper Int.

共享单车

Gòngxiǎng dānchē
Shared Bikes · 125 words · ~2 min
niánqián共享gòngxiǎng单车dānchē突然tūrán出现chūxiànzài中国Zhōngguó城市chéngshìde街道jiēdàoshang
A few years ago, shared bikes suddenly appeared on the streets of Chinese cities.
只要zhǐyàoyòng手机shǒujīsǎo一下yíxiàjiù可以kěyǐ骑走qízǒuliàngchē非常fēicháng方便fāngbiàn
As long as you scan with your phone, you can ride a bike away — extremely convenient.
地铁站dìtiězhàn公司gōngsīháiyǒuliǎng公里gōnglǐ骑车qíchēshí分钟fēnzhōngjiùdàole
The subway station is still two kilometers from your office? Ten minutes by bike and you're there.
共享gòngxiǎng单车dānchē不仅bùjǐn便宜piányi而且érqiěduì环境huánjìnghǎo很多hěn duōrén因此yīncǐ开车kāichēle
Shared bikes are not only cheap but also good for the environment, so many people stopped driving.
可是kěshì问题wèntíláile有人yǒurénchētíngzài中间zhōngjiān还有háiyǒurénchē骑回qíhuíle自己zìjǐjiā
But problems came too: some people parked bikes in the middle of the road, and others even rode them home to keep.
后来hòuláihuàiledechē越来越yuè lái yuèduō有的yǒude街道jiēdàoxiàngge自行车zìxíngchēdehǎi
Later, more and more bikes lay broken, and some streets looked like a "sea" of bicycles.
共享gòngxiǎng单车dānchēràng我们wǒmen明白míngbaigehǎo主意zhǔyihái需要xūyào大家dàjiā一起yìqǐ爱护àihù
Shared bikes taught us something: a good idea still needs everyone to take care of it together.
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Key words 生词

共享gòngxiǎngshared; to share
单车dānchēbike
sǎoto scan
环境huánjìngenvironment
因此yīncǐtherefore
爱护àihùto cherish; take care of

Grammar note 语法点

不仅……而且……

"Not only A, but also B" — adds a second, often stronger point: 共享单车不仅便宜,而且对环境好。

她不仅会说汉语,而且说得很流利。— She not only speaks Chinese, but speaks it fluently.
把 + object + verb + result

The 把 structure moves the object before the verb to emphasize what is done to it: 有人把车停在路中间;还有人把车骑回了自己家。

请把自行车停在门外。— Please park the bicycle outside the door.

Check yourself 小测验

1. According to the text, how do you unlock a shared bike?
2. Which problem appeared after shared bikes became popular?
3. What lesson does the author draw at the end?