滴管

dīguǎn
noun #48,822

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 dropper; eyedropper
  2. 2 pipette
  3. 3 drip-irrigation pipe

Examples

HSK 3
Huàxué kè shàng měigè xuéshēng dōu ná zhe yī zhī dīguǎn.
In chemistry class every student was holding a pipette.
HSK 6
Qǐng yòng dīguǎn bǎ yàoshuǐ dī rù ěrduo.
Please use the dropper to put the medicine into your ear.
HSK 7-9
Nóngchǎng yòng dīguǎn xìtǒng gěi zuòwù jiāoshuǐ.
The farm waters its crops with a drip-irrigation system.

Tips

memory
(drip) + (tube) = drip tube. Same shape pattern as 吸管 (xīguǎn, 'straw': suck-tube) and 水管 (shuǐguǎn, 'water pipe').

Stroke Order

guǎn