转子发动机

轉子發動機

zhuànzǐfādòngjī

noun

Measure Word

一台转子发动机 tái

Meanings

1 rotary engine
2 Wankel engine

Characters

to emit / to set in motion

Examples

马自达是少数坚持造转子发动机的厂家。

Mǎzìdá shì shǎoshù jiānchí zào zhuànzǐ fādòngjī de chǎngjiā.

Mazda is one of the few manufacturers that stuck with the rotary engine.

转子发动机体积小，但油耗偏高。

Zhuànzǐ fādòngjī tǐjī xiǎo, dàn yóuhào piān gāo.

Rotary engines are compact but tend to be thirsty.

Tips

usage

Invented by Felix Wankel in the 1950s. 转 here is read zhuàn (4th tone, 'to rotate, turn on an axis'), not zhuǎn ('to turn around'). The iconic car to pair it with is the Mazda RX-7 (马自达 RX-7).

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

子 zǐ

发 fā

动 dòng

机 jī