nèi rán jī chēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
diesel locomotive
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Original source entry:

內燃機車 内燃机车 [nei4 ran2 ji1 che1] /diesel locomotive/

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Other forms in these source records: 內燃機車

  • 内
    nèi

    inside / inner / internal / within / interior

  • 燃
    rán

    to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)

  • 机
    jī

    (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic

    Jī

    surname Ji

  • 车
    chē

    car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liàng] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159

    jū

    war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)

    Chē

    surname Che

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