排挡 (pái dǎng) — gear (of a vehicle)

Definition

Examples

• 这辆车有六个排挡，换挡很平顺。
  Zhè liàng chē yǒu liù gè pái dǎng, huàn dǎng hěn píng shùn.
  This car has six gears, and shifting is very smooth.
• 开手动挡车时，你要根据车速换排挡。
  Kāi shǒu dòng dǎng chē shí, nǐ yào gēn jù chē sù huàn pái dǎng.
  When driving a manual car, you need to change gears based on speed.
• 他开车时习惯把排挡挂在空挡上等红灯。
  Tā kāi chē shí xí guàn bǎ pái dǎng guà zài kōng dǎng shàng děng hóng dēng.
  He is used to putting the car in neutral with the gear in neutral while waiting for a red light.