显示器

顯示器

xiǎnshìqì

noun HSK 7 #16,265

Measure Word

一台显示器 tái

Meanings

1 monitor; display screen
2 display device

Characters

to display; to show

to show; to indicate

device; instrument

Literally 'display-show device' — the 器 suffix is productive for devices (打印器, 服务器, 传感器).

Examples

这台显示器的分辨率很高。

Zhè tái xiǎnshìqì de fēnbiànlǜ hěn gāo.

This monitor has a very high resolution.

我需要换一个新的显示器。

Wǒ xūyào huàn yí gè xīn de xiǎnshìqì.

I need to replace my monitor with a new one.

Tips

usage

显示器 refers specifically to the screen/monitor hardware. For the full computer, use 电脑. In everyday speech, 屏幕 (píngmù, screen) is more casual and covers phone screens too.

Stroke Order

显 xiǎn

示 shì

器 qì