手动挡

手動擋

shǒudòngdǎng

noun

Meanings

1 manual transmission
2 stick-shift (car)

Characters

gear (of a vehicle)

Examples

我只会开手动挡。

Wǒ zhǐ huì kāi shǒudòngdǎng.

I can only drive stick shift.

现在买手动挡的人越来越少了。

Xiànzài mǎi shǒudòngdǎng de rén yuè lái yuè shǎo le.

Fewer and fewer people buy manual-transmission cars these days.

电动车基本没有手动挡。

Diàndòngchē jīběn méiyǒu shǒudòngdǎng.

EVs basically don't have manual transmissions.

Tips

usage

Opposite: 自动挡 (automatic transmission). In the Chinese driving-license system, a 手动挡 license (C1) can drive both manual and automatic, while a C2 license only covers automatic — which is why many new drivers still take the manual test.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

动 dòng

挡 dǎng