发动机 (fādòngjī): engine; motor

Measure Word

一台发动机 tái

Meanings

1 engine; motor

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

这辆车的发动机坏了。

Zhè liàng chē de fādòngjī huài le.

This car's engine is broken.

HSK 2

发动机的声音太大了。

Fādòngjī de shēngyīn tài dà le.

The engine noise is too loud.

HSK 3

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 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