Definition
特斯拉 is a transliteration of 'Tesla', used both as a unit of magnetic flux density (symbol T) in physics and as the name of the electric car company founded by Elon Musk. In everyday Chinese, the car brand is far more common than the scientific unit. As a proper noun, it does not take a classifier and is treated as a name.
n.
tesla (unit of magnetic flux density, symbol T)Tesla (electric car company or Nikola Tesla)
Examples
- 特斯拉。Cíchǎng de qiángdù yòng tè sī lā lái biǎoshì.The strength of a magnetic field is expressed in teslas.
- 特斯拉，。Tā kāi le yí liàng tè sī lā, juéde fēicháng huánbǎo.He drives a Tesla and thinks it's very environmentally friendly.
- 特斯拉。tè sī lā shì shìjiè shàng zuì zhīmíng de diàndòng qìchē pǐnpái zhī yī.Tesla is one of the most famous electric car brands in the world.
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