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轮胎lún tāi
tire
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
轮胎 | ||
1. Simplified form of 輪胎 | ||
輪胎 | lúntāi | |
1. n. tire (rubber covering on a wheel) | ||
備用 輪胎 - spare tire | ||
輪胎 漏 氣 了。 - The tire is leaking gas. | ||
English > Chinese | ||
tire | ||
1. 名词. 轮胎 | ||
2. 动词. 勞累 | ||
Components | ||
轮 | ||
1. Simplified form of 輪 | ||
輪 | lún | |
1. wheel | ||
齒輪 - gear | ||
三輪車 - tricycle | ||
2. Short for 輪船 (steamer; motor ship) | ||
貨輪 - cargo ship | ||
3. edge; rim | ||
4. to take turns | ||
輪班 - to work in shifts | ||
輪 到 你 了。 - It's your turn. | ||
我 等 咗 十 幾 分 鐘 都 仲 未 輪 到 我,真 係 離晒譜。 - I've waited for over ten minutes now and it's still not my turn; this is ridiculous. | ||
5. (comparing people's ages) a cycle of Chinese zodiac, twelve years | ||
我 比 他 大 一 輪。 - I'm 12 years older than him. | ||
第 二 輪 談判 - second round of talks | ||
一 輪 明月 - a bright moon | ||
一 輪 紅日 - a red sun | ||
6. (slang) Short for 輪姦 (to gang-rape) | ||
7. n. (Cantonese, finance, in compounds) warrant | ||
胎 | tāi | |
1. fetus; unborn child | ||
2. source, origin | ||
3. to bring up, to rear | ||
4. pearl in shell | ||
5. roughcast | ||
6. padding | ||
7. tongue coating; fur | ||
(zh-alt-inline, 苔) | ||
8. to escape | ||
9. Alternative form of 鮐 | ||
10. pneumatic tire | ||
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Pronunciation
lún tāi
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