引擎
Old HSK 6
引擎 (yǐnqíng) · engine
引擎 (yǐnqíng) means “engine”. It is written with 2 characters: 引 (to lead) + 擎 (to lift). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 引擎 is built
The characters
引 yǐn · to lead
What 引 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To pull back a bow's 弓 drawstring 丨 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
擎 qíng · to lift
What 擎 is made of
- 敬jìng — to respect
- 苟gǒu — careless
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 句jù — sentence
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 苟gǒu — careless
- 手shǒu — hand
Example sentences
汽车的引擎出了问题。Qìchē de yǐnqíng chū le wèntí.There's a problem with the car's engine.
这款搜索引擎很好用。Zhè kuǎn sōusuǒ yǐnqíng hěn hǎoyòng.This search engine is easy to use.
Questions about 引擎
What does 引擎 mean?
引擎 (yǐnqíng) means “engine”.
How do you pronounce 引擎?
引擎 is pronounced yǐnqíng.
Which HSK level is 引擎?
引擎 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 吸引xīyǐnto attract
- 引导yǐndǎoto guide
- 引进yǐnjìnto introduce (from outside)
- 引起yǐnqǐto cause
- 引用yǐnyòngto quote
- 引yǐnto lead
Learn 引擎 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 217: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.