短波

duǎnbō

noun #26,055

Measure Word

一段短波 duàn

Meanings

1 shortwave (radio frequency band)
2 shortwave radio

Characters

Examples

他用短波收音机收听国际广播。

Tā yòng duǎnbō shōuyīnjī shōutīng guójì guǎngbō.

He uses a shortwave radio to listen to international broadcasts.

短波信号可以传播很远的距离。

Duǎnbō xìnhào kěyǐ chuánbō hěn yuǎn de jùlí.

Shortwave signals can travel very long distances.

Tips

memory

短 means short and 波 means wave — a shortwave radio uses shorter wavelengths that bounce off the ionosphere to reach around the globe.

Stroke Order

短 duǎn

波 bō