气缸

氣缸

qìgāng

noun #35,435

Measure Word

一个气缸 gè

Meanings

1 cylinder (engine, pneumatic)

Characters

Examples

这辆车的发动机有四个气缸。

Zhè liàng chē de fādòngjī yǒu sì ge qìgāng.

This car's engine has four cylinders.

气缸需要定期清洗。

Qìgāng xūyào dìngqī qīngxǐ.

Cylinders need to be cleaned regularly.

Tips

memory

Literally 'gas + jar': 气 (qì, gas/air) + 缸 (gāng, large jar/vat — same word as in 鱼缸 'fish tank'). The cylinder of an engine is precisely a 'gas-jar' where compressed air-fuel mix combusts.

Stroke Order

气 qì

缸 gāng