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望远镜

望遠鏡
wàngyuǎnjìng
noun HSK 7 #7,424

Measure Word

一架望远镜 jià

Meanings

  1. 1 telescope
  2. 2 binoculars

Characters

望
wàng
to gaze; to look afar
远
yuǎn
far; distant
镜
jìng
mirror; lens
Literally 'gaze-far lens' — a lens for looking at distant things.

Examples

用望远镜可以看到月球表面。
Yòng wàngyuǎnjìng kěyǐ kàndào yuèqiú biǎomiàn.
You can see the surface of the moon with a telescope.
他带了一副望远镜去看鸟。
Tā dàile yī fù wàngyuǎnjìng qù kàn niǎo.
He brought a pair of binoculars to go birdwatching.

Tips

memory
望远镜 is beautifully literal: a lens (镜) for gazing (望) at things far away (远). Chinese scientific terms are often this transparent.

Stroke Order

望 wàng
远 yuǎn
镜 jìng