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CHINESE AND ENGLISH MOTORCYCLE DICTIONARY

Communicating in Chinese about technical topics can be a real challenge because many translators don't have the technical vocabulary. Here's a guide to help you communicate with your motorcycle or scooter mechanic.

1st gear,一檔,yī dàng
2nd gear,二檔,èr dàng
3rd gear,三檔,sān dàng
4th gear,四檔,sì dàng
5th gear,五檔,wǔ dàng
6th gear,六檔,liù dàng
4-stroke,四行程,sì xíng chéng
2-stroke,二行程,èr xíng chéng
Accessory shop,機車材料行,jīchē cáiliào háng
Adapter,轉接座,zhuǎn jiē zuò
Adjust,調整,tiáozhěng
Aftermarket parts shop,機車改裝精品,jīchē gǎizhuāng jīngpǐn
Aftermarket parts shop,機車改裝店,jīchē gǎizhuāng diàn
Air box,空氣濾清器盒,kōngqì lǜ qīng qì hé
Air filter,空氣濾清器,kōngqì lǜ qīng qì
Alternator,交流發電機,jiāoliú fā diàn jī
Aluminum,鋁,lǚ
Anodize,陽極,yángjí
Axle,車輪軸心,chēlún zhóuxīn
Backfire (« fart »),放屁,fàngpì
Battery (motorcycle / car),電瓶,diànpíng
Battery (electronics),電池,diànchí
Bearing,陪林,péi lín
Bearing,軸承,zhóuchéng
Bike stand (main stand),主車架,zhǔ chējià
Bolt,羅栓,luó shuān
Boots,靴子,xuēzi
Bracket,束環,shù huán
Brake,煞車,shāchē
Brake,剎車,shāchē
Brake caliper,卡鉗,kǎqián
Brake light,煞車燈,shāchē dēng
Brake line,煞車油管,shāchē yóuguǎn
Brake pads,煞車皮,shāchē pí
Brake rotor,煞車碟盤,shāchē dié pán
Bulb,燈泡,dēngpào
Camshaft,凸輪,tūlún
Carburetor,化油器,huà yóu qì
Carburetor (jets),油嘴,yóuzuǐ
Chain,鏈條,liàntiáo
Change,換,huàn
Check,檢查,jiǎnchá
Choke,阻風門,zǔ fēngmén
Clutch,離合器,líhéqì
Clutch cable,離合器線,líhéqì xiàn
Clutch pads,離合器片,líhéqì piàn
Coil,高壓線圈,gāoyā xiànquān
Compression,壓縮,yāsuō
Connecting rod,曲軸柄,qūzhóu bǐng
Coolant,冷卻劑,lěngquè jì
Crash (on the race track or street),shuai dao 摔倒 or 轉倒,zhuǎn dào
Crash (on the street with another vehicle),車禍,chēhuò
Crankshaft,曲軸,qūzhóu

Cush drives 齒盤減震橡皮 chi pan jian zhen xiang pi
Cylinder,汽缸,qìgāng
Cylinder pressure gauge,汽缸壓力錶,qìgāng yālì biǎo
Drum brakes,鼓煞,gǔ shā
Drum brakes,鼓式煞車,gǔ shì shāchē
Disk,碟盤,dié pán
Displacement,排氣量,pái qì liàng

Distributor 機車精品材料行 ji che jingpin cai liao hang

機車材料行 ji che cai liao hang
Electrical tape,電器膠帶,diànqì jiāodài

Engine case,引擎,yǐnqíng 
Engine case,引擎外蓋,yǐnqíng wài gài
Engine head,汽缸頭,qìgāng tóu
Engine rebuild,引擎重做,yǐnqíng chóng zuò
Exhaust pipe,排氣管,páiqì guǎn
Fairings,整流罩,zhěngliú zhào
Fiberglass,玻璃纖維,bōli xiānwéi
Filter,過濾器,guòlǜ qì
Fixed,修好了,xiūhǎo le
Foot pegs,腳踏杆,jiǎo tàgān
Fork sliders,前叉防倒球,qiánchā fáng dǎoqiú
Frame,車架,chē jià
Frame sliders,防倒球,fáng dào qiú
Fuel gauge,汽油表,qìyóu biǎo
Fuel injection,燃油噴射,rányóu pēnshè
Fuse,保險絲,bǎoxiǎn sī
Gloves,手套,shǒutào
Gas line,油管,yóuguǎn
Gas cap,油箱蓋,yóuxiāng gài
Gas tank,油箱,yóuxiāng
Gas tank float,汽油浮筒,qìyóu fútǒng
Gasket,墊片,diànpiàn
Gauge,表,biǎo
Gear,檔,dǎng
Gear lever,腳踏變速桿,jiǎo tà biànsù gǎn
Generator,發電機,fādiàn jī
Generic / not a stock part,副廠,fù chǎng
Grease,黃油,huáng yóu
Handlebars,車把手,chē bǎshǒu
Handle grips,手把套,shǒu bǎ tào
Headlight,前燈,qián dēng
Headlight,頭燈, tóu dēng
Helmet,安全帽,ān quán mào
Horsepower,馬力,mǎlì
Horn,喇叭,lǎ ba
Horn button,喇叭按鈕,lǎ ba àn niǔ
Hose,水管,shuǐguǎn
Ignition,開關,kāiguān
Ignition button,開關按鈕,kāiguān ànniǔ
Inflate,打氣,dǎqì
Intake,岐管,qí guǎn
Key,鑰匙,yàoshi
Kickstand,側駐,cèzhù
Kickstarter,腳踏發動桿,jiǎotà fādòng gǎn
Kickstarter,踩發桿,cǎi fā gǎn
Knee pucks / sliders,滑行塊,huáxíng kuài
License,駕照,jiàzhào
Insurance,保險,bǎoxiǎn
Leak,漏,lòu
Lean (around a corner),側掛,cè guà
Loose,鬆,sōng
Levers,拉桿,lāgǎn
License plate,車牌,chēpái
Gear shift lever,打檔杆,dǎdǎng gǎn
Lock,鎖,suǒ
Mag wheels,鋁框,lǚ kuāng
Master cylinder,總泵,zǒng bèng
Metal,金屬,jīnshǔ
Mirror,後視鏡,hòu shì jìng
Mirror,後照鏡,hòu zhào jìng
Muffler,滅音器,miè yīn qì
Muffler,消音器,xiāoyīn qì
Neutral light,空檔燈,kòngdàng dēng
Nut,螺絲帽,luósī mào
Odometer,里程表,lǐchéng biǎo
Oil,機油,jī yóu
Oil additive,添加劑,tiān jiā jì
Oil filter,濾油器,lǜ yóu qì
Oil filter,機油過濾器,jīyóu guòlǜ qì
Oil gauge,機油表,jīyóu biǎo
Oil pan,平底盤,píngdǐ pán
Oil pump,機油泵,jī yóubèng
Oil seal,油封,yóu fēng
Oil: blended synthetic,半合成機油,bàn héchéng jīyóu
Oil: petroleum-based,礦物油,kuàngwù yóu
Oil: synthetic,合成機油,héchéng jī yóu
Oil: synthetic,人造油,rénzào yóu
Pads,護具,hù jù
Paint,漆,qī
Parts distributor,機車材料行,jīchē cáiliào háng
Fuel tank switch,油箱開關,yóuxiāng kāiguān
Piston,活塞,huósāi
Piston rings,活塞環,huósāi huán
Plastic,塑膠,sùjiāo
Port and polish,研磨拋光,yánmó pāoguāng
Pulley,普力,pǔ lì
Pulley belt,傳動皮帶,chuándòng pídài
Pully rollers,普力珠,pǔ lì zhū
Pump,幫浦,bāng pǔ
Radiator,水箱,shuǐxiāng
Radiator cap,水箱蓋,shuǐxiāng gài

Ramp 登車板 deng che ban

登車梯 deng che ti
Recycle a scooter,報廢,bàofèi
Registration,行照,xíng zhào
Reservoir,副水箱,fù shuǐxiāng

Riding school 大型重機駕訓班 daxing zhongji jiaxun ban
Rim,輪圈,lún quān
Rim lube,輪胎裝配劑,lúntāi zhuāngpèi jì
Rim lock,夾胎器,jiā tāi qì
Rim protectors,輪胎保護套,lúntāi bǎohù tào
Rim strap,襯帶,chèn dài
Rpm gauge,轉速表,zhuǎnsù biǎo
Rubber,橡膠,xiàngjiāo
Saddle bag,馬鞍包,mǎ'ān bāo
Scrap / write off a vehicle,報廢,bàofèi
Oil seal,油封,yóu fēng
Seat,坐墊,zuòdiàn
Shell/fairing,外殼,wàiké
Shocks,避震器,bì zhèn qì
Slicks,光頭胎,guāngtóu tāi
Spark plug,火星塞,huǒxīng sāi
Spark plug cap,火星塞蓋,huǒxīng sāi gài
Spark plug wire,火星塞導線,huǒxīng sāi dǎoxiàn
Speedometer,速度表,sùdù biǎo
Spoke wheels,鋼絲框,gāngsī kuàng
Spray paint,噴漆,pēnqī
Spring,彈簧,tánhuáng
Sprocket,齒盤,chǐ pán
Start (engine),啟動,qǐ dòng
Starter motor,起動發動機,qǐdòng fādòngjī
Stator,發電機飛輪,fādiàn jī fēilún
Steering damper,防甩頭,fáng shuǎitóu

Street (cant ride a scooter) 禁行機慢車 Jin hang ji man che
Suit (racing),皮衣,pí yī
Swing arm,搖臂,yáo bì
Tail light,尾燈,wěi dēng
Tail pipe,尾管,wěi guǎn
Temperature gauge,溫度表,wēndù biǎo
Thermostat,水龜,shuǐ guī
Throttle cable,油線,yóu xiàn
Throttle controller,油門,yóumén
Tight,緊,jǐn
Tire,輪胎,lúntāi
Tire lever,翹棒,qiào bàng
Torque,扭力,niǔlì
Transmission gear,變速齒輪,biànsù chǐlún
Transmission lube,傳動油,chuándòng yóu
Transmission,變速箱,biàn sù xiāng
Triple tree,三角台,sānjiǎo tái
Tube,內胎,nèitāi
Tune up,保養 bao yang, 檢查 jian cha, 調節,tiáojié
Turn signal,方向燈,fāngxiàng dēng
Turn signal,轉向燈,zhuǎnxiàng dēng
Valve,汽門,qì mén
Valve stem,輪胎氣嘴,lúntāi qìzuǐ
Valve stem puller,扳桿,bān gǎn
Water pump,水泵,shuǐ bèng
Washer,墊圈,diànquān
Washer,墊片,diàn piàn
Wheelie,托孤輪,tuō gū lún
Windscreen,擋風版,dǎngfēng bǎn
Windscreen,擋風玻璃,dǎngfēng bōlí
Wiring harness,電線總成,diànxiàn zǒng chéng
Voltage regulator,電壓調整器,diànyā tiáozhěng qì
Zip tie,束帶,shù dài

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