带宽

帶寬

dàikuān

noun #31,474

Meanings

1 bandwidth
2 (fig.) mental/time capacity

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Examples

我家带宽只有100兆。

Wǒjiā dàikuān zhǐyǒu yī bǎi zhào.

My home bandwidth is only 100 Mbps.

最近工作太忙，没带宽想别的事。

Zuìjìn gōngzuò tài máng, méi dàikuān xiǎng biéde shì.

Work has been too busy lately — I don't have the bandwidth to think about anything else.

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usage

Like English 'bandwidth', 带宽 has jumped from networking jargon to everyday metaphor for mental/time capacity, especially among office workers.

Stroke Order

带 dài

宽 kuān