Chinese word

车轴

Pronunciation

Pinyinchē zhóu

Meaning

  • nounaxle

Example

货车的车轴坏了，要修理。huò chē de chē zhóu huài le yào xiū lǐ

The truck's axle is broken and needs repair.

Illustration for 车轴 (axle)

More examples

列车事故后要重点检查车轴的状况。liè chē shì gù hòu yào zhòng diǎn jiǎn chá chē zhóu de zhuàng kuàng

After the train accident, the condition of the axle must be checked carefully.

Core concept

A vehicle's crosswise turning shaft joins the wheels, carries their load, and transfers the force that moves them.

Common phrases

  • 驱动车轴qū dòng chē zhóu

    drive axle

  • 车轴轴承chē zhóu zhóu chéng

    axle bearing

  • 车轴维护chē zhóu wéi hù

    axle maintenance

Similar words

轴zhóu: A thin central shaft in a machine that holds rotating parts or passes on their motion.
车轮chē lún: A circular part of a vehicle that carries its weight while rolling on the road.
轮胎lún tāi: The rubber part around a wheel that meets the road, grips it, and takes up shocks.
传动轴chuán dòng zhóu: A long machine shaft that transfers an engine's turning power to the wheels.

Definition in Chinese

连接车轮并使其转动的轴或横杆，用来支承车轮的重量并传递旋转力。lián jiē chē lún bìng shǐ qí zhuǎn dòng de zhóu huò héng gān yòng lái zhī chéng chē lún de zhòng liàng bìng chuán dì xuán zhuǎn lì

Word origin

车 (chē, "vehicle") + 轴 (zhóu, "shaft") forms a compound naming the shaft that belongs to a vehicle and links its wheels.

Usage tips

  • Repair talk often names the vehicle part specifically, while the broader word for a shaft can refer to parts inside many kinds of machines.

Other meanings

  • axisnoun

Related words

  • 车轴箱chē zhóu xiāngaxle boxnoun

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