脱水机

脫水機

tuōshuǐjī

noun #81,775

Measure Word

一台脱水机 tái

Meanings

1 spin dryer
2 centrifuge for removing water
3 dewatering machine

Characters

to shed; remove

Examples

洗完衣服后用脱水机甩干。

Xǐ wán yīfu hòu yòng tuōshuǐjī shuǎi gān.

After washing the clothes, use the spin dryer to wring them out.

工业脱水机用于污泥处理。

Gōngyè tuōshuǐjī yòngyú wūní chǔlǐ.

Industrial centrifuges are used for sludge treatment.

Tips

memory

脱 (to shed) + 水 (water) + 机 (machine) — literally 'shed-water machine.' On older Chinese washing machines this was a separate spinning compartment next to the wash drum.

Stroke Order

脱 tuō

水 shuǐ

机 jī