压缩机

壓縮機

yāsuōjī

noun #29,094

Measure Word

一台压缩机 tái

Meanings

1 compressor
2 compactor

Characters

to press/compress

to shrink/contract

Examples

HSK 4

工厂里的压缩机需要定期维护。

Gōngchǎng lǐ de yāsuōjī xūyào dìngqī wéihù.

The compressors in the factory need regular maintenance.

HSK 7-9

空调的核心部件是压缩机。

Kōngtiáo de héxīn bùjiàn shì yāsuōjī.

The core component of an air conditioner is the compressor.

Tips

memory

压缩 means 'to compress' (压 = press down, 缩 = shrink), and 机 means 'machine'. A 压缩机 is simply 'the machine that compresses'.

Stroke Order

压 yā

缩 suō

机 jī