消声器

消聲器

xiāoshēngqì

noun #24,473

Measure Word

一个消声器 gè

Meanings

1 silencer
2 suppressor (firearm)
3 muffler
4 noise suppressor

Characters

to eliminate / to dissipate

device / instrument / tool

Examples

HSK 6

枪械上安装了消声器，射击声几乎听不到。

Qiāngxiè shàng ānzhuāng le xiāoshēngqì, shèjī shēng jīhū tīng bùdào.

A silencer was fitted to the firearm, and the shot was barely audible.

HSK 6

发动机的消声器坏了，车子很吵。

Fādòngjī de xiāoshēngqì huài le, chēzi hěn chǎo.

The engine's muffler is broken, so the car is very noisy.

Tips

memory

消 (to eliminate) + 声 (sound) + 器 (device) = the device that eliminates sound. The same pattern works for 消毒器 (disinfector) and many other compound nouns ending in 器.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

声 shēng

器 qì