排量

páiliàng

noun

Meanings

1 engine displacement
2 engine capacity

Characters

to discharge; to expel

Examples

HSK 4

一般来说，排量越大，车越费油。

Yìbān láishuō, páiliàng yuè dà, chē yuè fèiyóu.

Generally speaking, the bigger the engine, the more fuel the car burns.

HSK 5

这辆车的排量是两升。

Zhè liàng chē de páiliàng shì liǎng shēng.

This car has a two-liter engine.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 排量 with 排放量. 排量 is engine size, given in liters or cc; 排放量 is how much exhaust a car emits. Small-engine cars of 1.6 liters and below are called 小排量 cars.

Stroke Order

排 pái

量 liàng