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HSK
7-9

engine

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

yin3qing2 yǐnqíng

Meaning


Primary

engine

Hint

This word is the transliteration of the English word "engine".

Mnemonic


An 引擎 engine works by 引 drawing in steam a chamber in order 擎 to lift up some piston.

Usage


我 需要 修理 我 的 引擎。

I need to repair my engine.

引擎 开动 了。

The engine started.

他 不 知道 如何 修 引擎。

He doesn’t know how to fix engines.