A push-bike is a bicycle — the kind you move with your legs, not with a motor. The name is mainly British, and a little informal.

A push-bikepush-bike is是 a bicycle腳踏車 — the kind you move with your legs用腿騎的那種, not with a motor不是用馬達的。The name這個名字 is mainly主要是 British英式用法, and而且 a little informal有點口語。

People say it when they want to be extra clear they do not mean a motorbike or a scooter: “I came on my push-bike.” You push the pedals (and, at a crossing, you may even push the bike along with your hands), so the first half of the word is a small joke as well as a description.

People say it大家會用這個詞, when they want to be extra clear在想特別講清楚 they do not mean a motorbike or a scooter不是機車或速可達時: 'I came on my push-bike.'「I came on my push-bike.」You push the pedals你用腳踩踏板 (and, at a crossing, you may even push the bike along with your hands)（在路口，你甚至可能用手推著車走）, so所以 the first half of the word這個字的前半段 is a small joke as well as a description既是描述也帶點小玩笑。

In American English you almost never hear it; people just say bike or bicycle.

In American English在美式英文裡 you almost never hear it你幾乎聽不到這個字; people just say大家就直接說 bike or bicyclebike或bicycle。

Though actually, even in Britain, bike by itself often already means the pedal kind unless the talk is clearly about motorbikes. Push-bike is the careful, contrast word.

Though actually不過其實, even in Britain就算在英國, bikebike by itself單獨用時 often already通常也已經 means the pedal kind指腳踏車, unless the talk is clearly about motorbikes除非明顯在講機車。Push-bikePush-bike is是 the careful, contrast word那個講得比較小心、用來對比的詞。

It is not a special machine — just an ordinary bicycle with a British nickname.

It is not它不是 a special machine什麼特別的機器 — just an ordinary bicycle就是一台普通腳踏車 with a British nickname有英式暱稱的。