HSK · Level 74
60 words
Chinese word
档
Pronunciation
Pinyindàng
Meaning
- noungear
Example
我把车挂到三档了。wǒ bǎ chē guà dào sān dàng le
I put the car in third gear.
More examples
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.
Core concept
A marked position along an ordered arrangement, from a quality rank to a record category or machine setting.
Common phrases
挂档guà dàng
engage gear
换档huàn dàng
shift gears
高档gāo dàng
high-end
Similar words
档位dàng wèi: The selected gear position on a vehicle or machine's transmission.
档次dàng cì: A level showing the quality or class of a product.
档案dàng àn: An organized file of records or documents kept for reference.
等级děng jí: A level used to show the rank or position of a person or thing.
Definition in Chinese
表示等级、分类或位置的概念，可指品质的档次、文件的归类（档案）或机器、车辆上的档位（换挡的位置）。biǎo shì děng jí fēn lèi huò wèi zhì de gài niàn kě zhǐ pǐn zhì dì dàng cì wén jiàn de guī lèi dàng àn huò jī qì chē liàng shàng de dàng wèi huàn dǎng de wèi zhì
Word origin
档 (dàng, "level, file, or gear position") is formed from 木 (mù, "wood") for meaning and 当 (dāng, "appropriate") for sound, recalling a frame divided into identifiable sections.
Usage tips
- 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.