马达

馬達

mǎdá

noun #15,911

Meanings

1 motor

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

马达的声音太大了。

Mǎdá de shēngyīn tài dà le.

The motor is too loud.

HSK 3

这台机器的马达坏了。

Zhè tái jīqì de mǎdá huài le.

This machine's motor is broken.

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history

A loanword from English 'motor', transliterated phonetically. More colloquial than the formal term 电动机 or 发动机.

usage

Used for small electric motors (fans, toys, small machines). For car engines, 发动机 or 引擎 is preferred.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

达 dá