发动机 (fādòngjī): engine; motor

Measure Word

一台发动机 tái

Meanings

1 engine; motor

Characters

Examples

这辆车的发动机坏了。

Zhè liàng chē de fādòngjī huài le.

This car's engine is broken.

发动机的声音太大了。

Fādòngjī de shēngyīn tài dà le.

The engine noise is too loud.

飞机的发动机非常强大。

Fēijī de fādòngjī fēicháng qiángdà.

The airplane's engine is very powerful.

Tips

memory

发动 (to start/launch) + 机 (machine) = a machine that starts things moving, i.e., an engine.

usage

发动机 is the general term for engines/motors. For electric motors specifically, 电动机 (diàndòngjī) is used.

Stroke Order

发 fā

动 dòng

机 jī

Related Words

发动机转速 fādòngjī zhuànsù

engine speed / engine RPM / engine revolutions per minute

电喷发动机 diànpēnfādòngjī

electronic fuel injection engine / EFI engine / fuel-injected engine

四缸发动机 sìgāngfādòngjī

four-cylinder engine / inline-four engine

转子发动机 zhuànzǐ fādòngjī

rotary engine / Wankel engine

发动 fādòng HSK 3 #3,417

to launch / to start / to mobilize

发电机 fādiànjī HSK 7-9 #7,817

generator / dynamo

动机 dòngjī HSK 5 #2,376

motive / motivation / intention

机动 jīdòng HSK 7-9 #10,828

mobile / flexible / motorized

机动车道 jīdòngchēdào

motor vehicle lane / roadway for motor vehicles

机动车 jīdòngchē HSK 6 #31,882

motor vehicle; motorized vehicle