引擎

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 引擎. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 引擎, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 引擎 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 引擎 you have here. The definition of the word 引擎 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of引擎, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

to pull; to lead to lift up
trad. (引擎)
simp. #(引擎)
alternative forms 因擎 Wu
Wikipedia has articles on:

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English engine. First entered Chinese through Shanghainese. Entered Taiwanese Hakka and Hokkien via Japanese エンジン (enjin).

Pronunciation


Note: iăn-jín/iân-jín/ian-jín - directly borrowed from Japanese.

Noun

引擎

  1. engine (mechanical device or part of a car)
    引擎故障  ―  yǐnqíng gùzhàng  ―  engine failure
  2. (computing) engine (software or hardware system responsible for a specific task)
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) motorcycle

Synonyms

  • (engine):
  • (motorcycle):

Derived terms