How do you say "Camber", "Toe" and "Castor Angle" in Chinese?

Wolfman · 05-27-2010, 09:39 PM

I am bringing my car to a mechanic for a check-up of wheel alignment. I often have difficulties explaining to the locals since my Chinese is not good enough and their English isn't the best. So how do you say and pronounce "Camber", "Toe" and "Caster Angle" as well as the steering wheel and it's control rods in Chinese? Many thanks.

css · 05-27-2010, 10:00 PM

steering wheel = tai poon

camber = just say - cam ba

not sure about others!

BimmerJack · 05-27-2010, 10:14 PM

Diagrams are more effective than words

pvhui · 05-29-2010, 11:08 PM

外倾角 (Camber)
后倾角 (Castor)
束角 (Toe)
内倾角 (K.P.I.)
转向时的前展(Toe-out on Turn)

Wolfman · 05-30-2010, 07:36 PM

Thanks so much oda and pvhui, can you tell me how to pronounce those terms? Thanks again!

P.S-How do you say "understeer" and "oversteer" in Chinese too?

Wolfman · 06-07-2010, 12:16 AM

I told the mechanic about it, tire pressure seems ok, camber, control arms does not have any problems. Yet my car always tend to lean left on the highway. The car tends to want to move all over the place rather then on a straight line. Turning also dosen't seem very accurate, hard to place the car on the road sometimes. Hmmmm...what could be the problem?

little_croco · 06-07-2010, 01:02 AM

but your mechanic could not provide u any clue?

btw, will it because you still not yet get used to the driving on the left? just guess

Wolfman · 06-07-2010, 05:13 AM

The mechanic's english was terrible and my Chinese isn't good enough, even when trying to explain the above techincal terms. I also noticed my steering has gone rather light and soft on straight sections. Maybe it has something to do with the toe/caster angle as well as the steering, wonder what would cause that. My car has a little over 30,000 km, so it's not that much to have cause problems with things breaking down and all.

smeter · 06-07-2010, 10:41 PM

Oversteer is "Lud Mei"
Understeer is "Tui T-Au"

Do you own your car since it was brand new or did you recently buy it as a used one? Sounds like you have an alignment problem but could elaborate to frame integrity, tires condition and steering. My 2 cents.

Wolfman · 06-08-2010, 04:37 AM

This car is 3rd-hand, from 2005, the first of the E90s. I will go to the mechanic again to see whether they can fix the problem.

Wolfman · 06-10-2010, 02:14 AM

Through the translator, the mechanic mention something about uneven tire wear. I'm gonna rotate the tires in that case, I can rotate the run-flat like regular tires right?

jacky822 · 08-11-2010, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfman

Through the translator, the mechanic mention something about uneven tire wear. I'm gonna rotate the tires in that case, I can rotate the run-flat like regular tires right?

yes.. u can.. i have understeering issue too.. it's because of your rear griper than front.. try to run fatter tire in the front or lesser in the rear

Wolfman · 08-11-2010, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jacky822

yes.. u can.. i have understeering issue too.. it's because of your rear griper than front.. try to run fatter tire in the front or lesser in the rear

Thanks, I did the tire rotation myself (well with a bit of help from a local mechanic in balancing the tires) but that saved me a bundle.

volvozx · 11-30-2010, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfman

Thanks so much oda and pvhui, can you tell me how to pronounce those terms? Thanks again!

P.S-How do you say "understeer" and "oversteer" in Chinese too?

understeer 转向不足 pronunciation, zhuan xiang bu zu
oversteer 转向过度 pronunciation, zhuan xiang guo du

jclariel · 02-08-2012, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfman

The mechanic's english was terrible and my Chinese isn't good enough, even when trying to explain the above techincal terms. I also noticed my steering has gone rather light and soft on straight sections. Maybe it has something to do with the toe/caster angle as well as the steering, wonder what would cause that. My car has a little over 30,000 km, so it's not that much to have cause problems with things breaking down and all.

LOL, especially when you r trying to speak Chinese but Hongkies suck in that as they speak Cantonese

JohnMan · 02-08-2012, 11:47 PM

By the way, bushing in cantonese is "bushsie" and control arms is "gai par (or is it gai bei?)", correct, or am I wrong?

scflaw · 02-09-2012, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnMan

By the way, bushing in cantonese is "bushsie" and control arms is "gai par (or is it gai bei?)", correct, or am I wrong?

Yea if i'm not mistaken. Control arm is "gai bei" or drumstick in direct translation? haha

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pvhui Enlisted Member 7 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	外倾角 (Camber) 后倾角 (Castor) 束角 (Toe) 内倾角 (K.P.I.) 转向时的前展(Toe-out on Turn)
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Wolfman Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	Thanks so much oda and pvhui, can you tell me how to pronounce those terms? Thanks again! P.S-How do you say "understeer" and "oversteer" in Chinese too?
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Wolfman Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	I told the mechanic about it, tire pressure seems ok, camber, control arms does not have any problems. Yet my car always tend to lean left on the highway. The car tends to want to move all over the place rather then on a straight line. Turning also dosen't seem very accurate, hard to place the car on the road sometimes. Hmmmm...what could be the problem?
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Wolfman Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	The mechanic's english was terrible and my Chinese isn't good enough, even when trying to explain the above techincal terms. I also noticed my steering has gone rather light and soft on straight sections. Maybe it has something to do with the toe/caster angle as well as the steering, wonder what would cause that. My car has a little over 30,000 km, so it's not that much to have cause problems with things breaking down and all.
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smeter Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2000 E39 M5 / 2006 E90 323i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Oversteer is "Lud Mei" Understeer is "Tui T-Au" Do you own your car since it was brand new or did you recently buy it as a used one? Sounds like you have an alignment problem but could elaborate to frame integrity, tires condition and steering. My 2 cents.
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Wolfman Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	This car is 3rd-hand, from 2005, the first of the E90s. I will go to the mechanic again to see whether they can fix the problem.
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Wolfman Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 2009 E90 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	Through the translator, the mechanic mention something about uneven tire wear. I'm gonna rotate the tires in that case, I can rotate the run-flat like regular tires right?
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JohnMan Lieutenant 40 Rep 423 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	By the way, bushing in cantonese is "bushsie" and control arms is "gai par (or is it gai bei?)", correct, or am I wrong?
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