throttle; accelerator; gas pedal
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
throttle; accelerator (device regulating fuel supply in an internal combustion engine)
Commonly refers to the accelerator pedal in vehicles (油门踏板) or the throttle valve in the engine. In colloquial speech, the erhua form 油门儿 (yóu mén r) is often used. The expression 踩油门 means 'to step on the gas'.
Tā他
měng猛
cǎi踩
yóu油
mén门
，
qì汽
chē车
fēi飞
kuài快
de地
chōng冲
le了
chū出
qù去
。
He stepped on the gas pedal hard, and the car shot out quickly.
Shàng上
pō坡
shí时
yào要
duō多
gěi给
diǎn点
yóu油
mén门
。
Give it more gas when going uphill.
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Yóu油
mén门
kāi开
de得
tài太
dà大
huì会
làng浪
fèi费
rán燃
liào料
。
Opening the throttle too wide will waste fuel.
Jiào教
liàn练
ràng让
wǒ我
qīng轻
tái抬
yóu油
mén门
，
màn慢
cǎi踩
shā刹
chē车
。
The instructor told me to lift off the accelerator gently and brake slowly.