干手机

乾手機

gānshǒujī

noun

Measure Word

一台干手机 tái

Meanings

1 hand dryer (in restrooms)

Characters

Examples

公共卫生间一般都装有干手机。

Gōnggòng wèishēngjiān yìbān dōu zhuāngyǒu gānshǒujī.

Public restrooms usually have hand dryers installed.

这种新款干手机几秒钟就能把手吹干。

Zhè zhǒng xīnkuǎn gānshǒujī jǐ miǎozhōng jiù néng bǎ shǒu chuī gān.

This new model of hand dryer can dry your hands in a few seconds.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 干手机 (gānshǒujī, hand dryer — 干 here means 'dry') with 手机 (shǒujī, mobile phone). Reading 干 as gàn changes the meaning entirely; in this compound the first-tone reading 'gān' is correct.

Stroke Order

干 gàn

手 shǒu

机 jī