轮毂

輪轂

lúngǔ

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他给车换了一套铝合金轮毂。

Tā gěi chē huàn le yí tào lǚhéjīn lúngǔ.

He fitted his car with a set of aluminium alloy wheels.

HSK 7-9

电动自行车的电机一般装在后轮的轮毂中。

Diàndòng zìxíngchē de diànjī yìbān zhuāng zài hòulún de lúngǔ zhōng.

The motor of an electric bike is usually fitted inside the hub of the rear wheel.

usage

Strictly the hub at the centre of a wheel, but in car talk 轮毂 usually means the whole metal wheel that the tyre (轮胎) sits on, also called 钢圈.

轮 lún

毂 gǔ