gear; cogwheel (colloquial)
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gear; cogwheel; gearwheel
informalColloquial or dialectal term for gear. Commonly used in spoken language, mechanical engineering contexts, and in compounds like 牙轮钻 (roller cone bit).
Zhè这
ge个
yá牙
lún轮
huài坏
le了
，
jī机
qì器
zhuàn转
bù不
dòng动
le了
。
This gear is broken, so the machine won't turn.
Yá牙
lún轮
hé和
chǐ齿
lún轮
qí其
shí实
shì是
yī一
ge个
dōng东
xi西
，
zhǐ只
shì是
jiào叫
fǎ法
bù不
tóng同
。
Yálún and chǐlún are actually the same thing, just with different names.
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Gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
gēng更
huàn换
yá牙
lún轮
zuàn钻
tóu头
。
The workers are changing the roller cone bit.