光缆

光纜

guānglǎn

noun HSK 7 #41,674

Measure Word

一根光缆 gēn

Meanings

1 optical cable; fiber optic cable

Characters

Literally 'light cable' — short for 光纤电缆 (fiber optic cable).

Examples

这条海底光缆连接了两个大洲。

Zhè tiáo hǎidǐ guānglǎn liánjiē le liǎng gè dàzhōu.

This submarine optical cable connects two continents.

光缆比铜线传输速度快得多。

Guānglǎn bǐ tóngxiàn chuánshū sùdù kuài de duō.

Fiber optic cable transmits much faster than copper wire.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

缆 lǎn