麦克风 (màikèfēng): microphone

Measure Word

一个麦克风 gè

Meanings

1 microphone
2 mic

Characters

麦

mài

wheat (used phonetically)

克

kè

gram; to overcome (used phonetically)

风

fēng

wind (used phonetically)

Examples

请把麦克风打开。

Qǐng bǎ màikèfēng dǎkāi.

Please turn on the microphone.

他对着麦克风唱歌。

Tā duì zhe màikèfēng chànggē.

He sang into the microphone.

Tips

memory

麦克风 is a phonetic transliteration of 'microphone'. 麦 (mài) ≈ 'mic', 克 (kè) ≈ 'cro', 风 (fēng) ≈ 'phone'.

usage

Often abbreviated as 麦 (mài) or 话筒 (huàtǒng) in more formal contexts.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

克 kè

风 fēng

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wheat / barley

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scenery / landscape / view

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Kru (transliteration) / Cru

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to overcome / to conquer / to surmount