涡桨

渦槳
wōjiǎng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 turboprop
  2. 2 turboprop engine

Examples

Zhè zhǒng zhīxiàn kèjī shǐyòng wōjiǎng fādòngjī.
This regional airliner uses turboprop engines.
Wōjiǎng fēijī de rányóu xiàolǜ bǐ wōshàn gāo.
Turboprop aircraft are more fuel-efficient than turbofans.

Tips

usage
Aviation-engine vocabulary: 涡桨 (turboprop) vs. wōshàn (turbofan, used on airliners) vs. wōpēn (turbojet) vs. wōzhóu (turboshaft, used on helicopters). All start with (wō, 'vortex/turbine').

Stroke Order

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