带宽

帶寬

dàikuān

noun #31,474

Meanings

HSK 2

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.

HSK 7-9

我家带宽只有100兆。

Wǒ jiā dàikuān zhǐyǒu yìbǎi zhào.

My home bandwidth is only 100 Mbps.

usage

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

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