English–Chinese
“gear” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyindàng
Example
我把车挂到三档了。wǒ bǎ chē guà dào sān dàng le
I put the car in third gear.
How to say “gear” in Chinese
“Gear” in Chinese is 档 (dàng).
A marked position along an ordered arrangement, from a quality rank to a record category or machine setting.
Example sentences with 档
上坡要提前换档，以防发动机负荷过大。shàng pō yào tí qián huàn dàng yǐ fáng fā dòng jī fù hè guò dà
On an uphill slope, shift gears early to prevent the engine from being overloaded.
Tips for using 档
- When the surrounding sentence concerns documents, the word points to an organizational meaning, while driving context signals a transmission setting; the topic often resolves the sense quickly.