秒表

miǎobiǎo

noun #26,672

Measure Word

一块秒表 kuài

Meanings

1 stopwatch

Characters

second (unit of time)

watch; table; surface

Examples

教练用秒表记录运动员的成绩。

Jiàoliàn yòng miǎobiǎo jìlù yùndòngyuán de chéngjì.

The coach used a stopwatch to record the athlete's performance.

按下秒表，计时开始。

Àn xia miǎobiǎo, jìshí kāishǐ.

Press the stopwatch and the timing begins.

Tips

memory

秒 means 'second' (unit of time) and 表 means 'watch' — so 秒表 is a 'second-watch', i.e., a watch that measures seconds = stopwatch.

Stroke Order

秒 miǎo

表 biǎo