双桶洗衣机

雙桶洗衣機

shuāngtǒngxǐyījī

noun

Measure Word

一台双桶洗衣机 tái

Meanings

1 twin-tub washing machine
2 two-tub washer (separate wash and spin tubs)

Characters

Examples

老家还在用一台老式双桶洗衣机。

Lǎojiā hái zài yòng yì tái lǎoshì shuāngtǒng xǐyījī.

My hometown still uses an old-style twin-tub washing machine.

双桶洗衣机便宜又结实,但是费水。

Shuāngtǒng xǐyījī piányi yòu jiēshi, dànshì fèi shuǐ.

Twin-tub washers are cheap and durable, but they waste water.

Tips

usage

A 双桶洗衣机 has two separate tubs — one for washing, one for spin-drying — and you transfer clothes between them by hand. Compare 全自动洗衣机 (quánzìdòng, fully automatic top-loader) and 滚筒洗衣机 (gǔntǒng, front-loading drum washer), which now dominate the urban market.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

桶 tǒng

洗 xǐ

衣 yī

机 jī