转子发动机

轉子發動機

zhuànzǐ fādòngjī

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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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