轮胎 lúntāi tire
tire; pneumatic tire
How to remember 轮胎: 轮 wheel + 胎 embryo = tire.
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How it is used
- A tire - the everyday word for a vehicle's pneumatic tire - 轮胎没气了 (lúntāi méi qì le) the tire is flat.
- Common collocations: 换轮胎 change a tire, 备用轮胎 spare tire, 轮胎爆了 the tire blew.
- Concrete noun, no special nuance; just note 胎 (tāi) here means the tire, not "embryo."
Example sentences
- 轮胎漏气了。 Lúntāi lòuqì le.The tire leaks air.
- 你的轮胎爆了一个。 Nǐ de lúntāi bào le yígè.One of your tires is flat.