变压器 (biànyāqì): transformer (electrical device)

Measure Word

一台变压器 tái

Meanings

1 transformer (electrical device)

Characters

变

biàn

to change / transform

Examples

HSK 6

这台变压器出现了故障。

Zhè tái biànyāqì chūxiàn le gùzhàng.

This transformer has developed a fault.

HSK 7-9

变压器可以改变电压的高低。

Biànyāqì kěyǐ gǎibiàn diànyā de gāodī.

A transformer can change the level of voltage.

Tips

memory

变 (change) + 压 (pressure/voltage) + 器 (device) = a device that changes voltage. The characters describe exactly what a transformer does.

Stroke Order

变 biàn

压 yā

器 qì

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