自动挡

自動擋

zìdòngdǎng

noun

Meanings

1 automatic transmission
2 automatic gearbox
3 AT (as opposed to manual)

Characters

Examples

我只会开自动挡的车。

Wǒ zhǐ huì kāi zìdòngdǎng de chē.

I can only drive automatic cars.

现在大多数新车都是自动挡。

Xiànzài dàduōshù xīnchē dōu shì zìdòngdǎng.

These days most new cars are automatic.

Tips

mistakes

挡 here is pronounced dǎng (the gear of a car), not dàng. The opposite is 手动挡 (manual / stick shift). The Chinese driving licence distinguishes C1 (手动+自动) and C2 (自动 only).

Stroke Order

自 zì

动 dòng

挡 dǎng