Truck & Bus Builder’s Post

T&BB's Bradley has been learning industry terms in Chinese. One thing I learned recently: how to write "turbocharge" or "supercharge" (i.e., "forced induction") in Chinese characters: 增压器 or "zēng yā qì" in Mandarin. It literally means something like "increase pressure utensil"; which is fitting, because turbochargers and superchargers are used to force air at pressure into the engine cylinders. Add "涡轮" or "wō lún" (turbine) in front of 增压器 to say "turbocharger". Add "机械" or "jī xiè" (mechanical) in front of 增压器 to say "supercharger".

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