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引擎

yǐn qíng · yin qing

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure word: 台 tái

Meaning

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  1. engine (loanword)
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The noisy engine

  1. Dengdeng

    听(tīng)，车(chē)的(de)引擎(yǐnqíng)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)响(xiǎng)？

    Listen, why is the car engine so loud?

  2. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)引擎(yǐnqíng)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)在(zài)叫(jiào)。

    It is not the engine. It is my stomach.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)肚子(dùzi)的(de)引擎(yǐnqíng)该(gāi)加油(jiāyóu)了(le)。

    Your stomach engine needs fuel.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)吧(ba)。

    Then let us go eat dumplings.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)最(zuì)后(hòu)一(yí)次(cì)关(guān)掉(diào)引(yǐn)擎(qíng)是(shì)什(shén)么(me)时(shí)候(hou)？

When was the last time you cut the engine?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)不(bù)情(qíng)愿(yuàn)地(de)启(qǐ)动(dòng)引(yǐn)擎(qíng)开(kāi)车(chē)走(zǒu)了(le)。

Reluctantly, he started the engine and drove off.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by marllboro06 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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