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发动机

fā dòng jī · fa dong ji

Traditional 發動機

Measure word: 台 tái

Meaning

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  1. engine; motor
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The little motorbike

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，我的(wǒde)小(xiǎo)摩托车(mótuōchē)今天(jīntiān)发动(fādòng)不了(bùliǎo)。

    Dengdeng, my little motorbike will not start today.

  2. Dengdeng

    是不是(shìbùshì)发动机(fādòngjī)坏(huài)了(le)？

    Is the engine broken?

  3. Liangliang

    不知道(bùzhīdào)，我(wǒ)听不到(tīngbudào)发动机(fādòngjī)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)。

    I do not know. I cannot hear the engine at all.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)一下(yīxià)，是不是(shìbùshì)没(méi)油(yóu)了(le)？

    Take a look. Is it out of fuel?

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)，真的(zhēnde)一点(yīdiǎn)油(yóu)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)！

    Ah, there is not a drop of fuel!

  6. Dengdeng

    发动机(fādòngjī)没(méi)坏(huài)，是(shì)你(nǐ)没(méi)加油(jiāyóu)。

    The engine is not broken. You just did not refuel.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)上(shàng)了(le)车(chē)，启(qǐ)动(dòng)了(le)发(fā)动(dòng)机(jī)。

Tom got in the car and started the engine.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

发(fā)动(dòng)机(jī)出(chū)问(wèn)题(tí)了(le)吗(ma)？

Is there a problem with the motor?

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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