吸尘器 (xīchénqì): vacuum cleaner

Measure Word

一台吸尘器 tái

Meanings

1 vacuum cleaner

Characters

Literally 'dust-sucking device' - a transparent compound.

Examples

HSK 3

我买了一台新吸尘器。

Wǒ mǎi le yī tái xīn xīchénqì.

I bought a new vacuum cleaner.

HSK 3

这台吸尘器的声音太大了。

Zhè tái xīchénqì de shēngyīn tài dà le.

This vacuum cleaner is too loud.

HSK 5

你能帮我用吸尘器打扫一下客厅吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ yòng xīchénqì dǎsǎo yīxià kètīng ma?

Can you help me vacuum the living room?

Tips

usage

The verb 'to vacuum' in Chinese is 吸尘 or simply 用吸尘器打扫. There's no single verb equivalent like English 'to vacuum.'

Stroke Order

吸 xī

尘 chén

器 qì

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