发条

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fātiáo

noun #17,344

Measure Word

一根发条 gēn

Meanings

1 clockwork spring
2 windup mechanism

Characters

to emit; to send out

Examples

给这个玩具上一下发条。

Gěi zhège wánjù shàng yíxià fātiáo.

Wind up the spring on this toy.

这个古老的钟需要每天上发条。

Zhège gǔlǎo de zhōng xūyào měitiān shàng fātiáo.

This old clock needs to be wound every day.

Tips

usage

上发条 (shàng fātiáo) means 'to wind up.' The figurative expression 上紧发条 means 'to gear up; to ready oneself for action.'

In Pop Culture

发条橙 Fātiáo Chéng

A Clockwork Orange

1971 Stanley Kubrick film, based on the Anthony Burgess novel

Stroke Order

发 fā

条 tiáo