加速踏板 (jiāsùtàbǎn): accelerator pedal

Measure Word

一个加速踏板 gè

Meanings

1 accelerator pedal
2 gas pedal

Characters

Examples

他猛踩加速踏板。

Tā měng cǎi jiāsùtàbǎn.

He slammed down the accelerator pedal.

加速踏板卡住了，车子停不下来。

Jiāsùtàbǎn kǎ zhù le, chēzi tíng bù xiàlái.

The accelerator pedal got stuck and the car wouldn't stop.

Tips

usage

Technical/manual term. Drivers more often say 油门 (yóumén, literally 'oil gate'). 加速踏板 shows up in driver's-ed materials and vehicle manuals.

Stroke Order

加 jiā

速 sù

踏 tà

板 bǎn

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