压缩机

壓縮機

yāsuōjī

noun #29,094

Measure Word

一台压缩机 tái

Meanings

1 compressor
2 compactor

Characters

to press/compress

to shrink/contract

Examples

空调的核心部件是压缩机。

Kōngtiáo de héxīn bùjiàn shì yāsuōjī.

The core component of an air conditioner is the compressor.

工厂里的压缩机需要定期维护。

Gōngchǎng lǐ de yāsuōjī xūyào dìngqī wéihù.

The compressors in the factory need regular maintenance.

Tips

memory

压缩 means 'to compress' (压 = press down, 缩 = shrink), and 机 means 'machine'. A 压缩机 is simply 'the machine that compresses'.

Stroke Order

压 yā

缩 suō

机 jī