扩展坞

擴展塢

kuòzhǎnwù

noun

Measure Word

一个扩展坞 gè

Meanings

1 docking station
2 port expander (for laptops)

Characters

to extend, spread out

dock, small enclosure

Examples

这个扩展坞有四个USB接口。

Zhège kuòzhǎnwù yǒu sì gè USB jiēkǒu.

This docking station has four USB ports.

我用扩展坞把笔记本连到显示器。

Wǒ yòng kuòzhǎnwù bǎ bǐjìběn lián dào xiǎnshìqì.

I use a docking station to connect my laptop to the monitor.

苹果的扩展坞价格比较贵。

Píngguǒ de kuòzhǎnwù jiàgé bǐjiào guì.

Apple's docking stations are relatively expensive.

Tips

memory

坞 originally means "dock" — as in a 船坞 (shipyard dock) where ships park and connect. So 扩展坞 is literally "expansion dock," a neat calque of the English "docking station."

Stroke Order

扩 kuò

展 zhǎn

坞 wù