停表

tíngbiǎo

noun #97,834

Measure Word

一块停表 kuài

Meanings

1 stopwatch
2 (sports) to stop the clock

Characters

Examples

教练用停表记录每位选手的成绩。

Jiàoliàn yòng tíngbiǎo jìlù měi wèi xuǎnshǒu de chéngjì.

The coach uses a stopwatch to record each athlete's time.

裁判停表了。

Cáipàn tíngbiǎo le.

The referee stopped the clock.

Tips

usage

Also commonly called 秒表 (miǎobiǎo) or 跑表 (pǎobiǎo). 停表 emphasizes the start/stop control aspect — the watch you stop on demand to capture an interval.

Stroke Order

停 tíng

表 biǎo