车轴

• Pinyin: chē zhóu
• Desglose de hanzi: 车 = pictograph of a vehicle; 轴 = 车 (vehicle) + 由 (from, phonetic)

Significado

Eje (de vehículo).

A mechanical term referring to the central shaft around which wheels rotate. Also used in the idiom 大雨如注，车轴般粗 to describe extremely heavy rain (rain as thick as axles).

Ejemplos

1. 货车的车轴断了，需要立即维修。
2. 这种车有前后两根车轴。
3. 外面下着车轴般的大雨，根本出不了门。

Guía de uso

Contexto: mechanical, automotive, weather idiom

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 车轴是汽车底盘的重要组成部分。(The axle is an important component of a car's chassis.)
• 这雨下得跟车轴似的。(It's raining like axles — meaning extremely heavy.)

Incorrecto

• 自行车的车轴坏了 (While technically correct, for bicycles people more commonly say 轴 or 中轴)

Origen e historia

Compound of 车 (vehicle) and 轴 (axis, axle). 轴 contains 由 (from) as a phonetic component.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal