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油门

油門
yóumén
noun #9,753

Measure Word

一个油门 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 throttle
  2. 2 accelerator; gas pedal

Examples

HSK 4
请慢慢松开油门。
Qǐng mànmàn sōngkāi yóumén.
Please slowly release the accelerator.
HSK 6
他猛踩油门，车飞快地冲了出去。
Tā měng cǎi yóumén, chē fēikuài de chōng le chūqù.
He slammed the gas pedal and the car shot forward.
HSK 7-9
别把油门当刹车踩！
Bié bǎ yóumén dāng shāchē cǎi!
Don't step on the gas thinking it's the brake!

Tips

usage
Common collocations: 踩油门 (step on the gas), 松油门 (ease off the gas), 加油门 (give it more gas).
memory
油 (oil/fuel) + 门 (gate) - the gate that controls fuel flow to the engine. Makes literal sense.

Stroke Order

油 yóu
门 mén