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共享单车怎么骑？

How to use shared bikes in China

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你nǐ刚gāng出chū地铁站dìtiězhàn，离lí公司gōngsī还有háiyǒu一yì公里gōnglǐ。你nǐ看kàn了le看kàn手机shǒujī，快要kuàiyào八bā点diǎn了le。走路zǒulù有点儿yóudiǎnr远yuǎn，打车dǎchē又yòu太tài近jìn了le。这时候zhèshíhou，你nǐ看见kànjiàn路边lùbiān有yǒu很hěn多duō自行车zìxíngchē：黄色huángsè的de、蓝色lánsè的de、绿色lǜsè的de。

这些zhèxiē是shì共享单车gòngxiǎng-dānchē。在zài中国zhōngguó，很hěn多duō地方dìfang都dōu能néng看到kàndào它们tāmen。

黄色huángsè的de是shì美团měituán的de，蓝色lánsè的de是shì哈啰hāluō的de，绿色lǜsè的de是shì青桔qīngjú的de。它们tāmen不是búshì你nǐ的de，可是kěshì谁shéi都dōu可以kéyǐ骑qí。

怎么zěnme骑qí呢ne？很hěn简单jiǎndān，一共yígòng三sān步bù：扫码sáomǎ、骑车qíchē、停车tíngchē。

第一步dìyībù，扫码sáomǎ。打开dǎkāi手机shǒujī上shàng的de支付宝zhīfùbǎo或者huòzhě微信wēixìn，找到zhǎodào单车dānchē的de小程序xiǎochéngxù，扫sǎo一下yíxià车chē上shàng的de二维码èrwéimǎ。车chē锁suǒ打开dǎkāi了le，你nǐ就jiù可以kéyǐ骑qí了le。

第二dì’èr步bù，骑车qíchē。想xiǎng去qù哪儿nǎr就jiù去qù哪儿nǎr。骑qí半bàn个gè小时xiǎoshí，一般yìbān几jǐ块kuài钱qián就jiù够gòu了le，比bǐ打车dǎchē便宜piányi多duō了le。

第三dìsān步bù，停车tíngchē。这zhè一yí步bù最zuì重要zhòngyào。手机shǒujī上shàng的de地图dìtú会huì告诉gàosù你nǐ，哪里nálǐ可以kéyǐ停车tíngchē。

到dào了le以后yǐhòu，关上guānshàng车chē锁suǒ，在zài手机shǒujī上shàng点diǎn“还huán车chē”。手机shǒujī会huì自己zìjǐ付钱fùqián。

有yǒu两liǎng件jiàn事shì要yào记住jìzhu。如果rúguǒ你nǐ停tíng的de地方dìfang不bú对duì，可能kěnéng要yào多duō付钱fùqián。如果rúguǒ你nǐ忘wàng了le还huán车chē，手机shǒujī会huì一直yìzhí算suàn时间shíjiān，钱qián也yě会huì一直yìzhí加jiā。

所以suóyǐ，下次xiàcì出chū了le地铁站dìtiězhàn，先xiān别bié打车dǎchē了le。扫sǎo个gè码mǎ，骑qí上车shàngchē，路上lùshang的de风fēng很hěn舒服shūfu。

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
路边	lùbiān	roadside; curb
自行车	zìxíngchē	bicycle
黄色	huángsè	yellow
地方	dìfang	place
骑	qí	to ride (a horse, bike, etc.)
简单	jiǎndān	simple; easy
一共	yígòng	altogether; in total
或者	huòzhě	or
重要	zhòngyào	important
地图	dìtú	map
以后	yǐhòu	later; afterwards; in the future
一直	yìzhí	always; all along; continuously

English (for the teacher)

You’ve just come out of the metro station, and the office is still a kilometre away. You check your phone: it’s nearly eight. It’s a bit far to walk, and too close for a taxi. Then you notice lots of bikes by the road: yellow ones, blue ones, green ones.

These are shared bikes. You see them all over China.

The yellow ones are Meituan’s, the blue ones are Hellobike’s, and the green ones are Qingju’s. They aren’t yours, but anyone can ride them.

So how do you ride one? It’s easy, just three steps: scan, ride, park.

Step one: scan. Open Alipay or WeChat on your phone, find the bike’s mini program, and scan the QR code on the bike. The lock opens, and you can ride.

Step two: ride. Go wherever you like. A few yuan is usually enough for half an hour, much cheaper than a taxi.

Step three: park. This step matters most. The map on your phone shows you where you’re allowed to park.

When you get there, close the bike’s lock and tap “End ride” on your phone. Your phone pays by itself.

There are two things to remember. If you park in the wrong place, you may have to pay extra. If you forget to end the ride, your phone keeps counting the time, and the money keeps going up.

So next time you come out of the metro, don’t call a taxi just yet. Scan the code, get on, and enjoy the breeze on the way.