望远镜 (wàngyuǎnjìng): telescope

Measure Word

一架望远镜 jià

Meanings

1 telescope
2 binoculars

Characters

望

wàng

to gaze; to look afar

Literally 'gaze-far lens' — a lens for looking at distant things.

Examples

用望远镜可以看到月球表面。

Yòng wàngyuǎnjìng kěyǐ kàndào yuèqiú biǎomiàn.

You can see the surface of the moon with a telescope.

他带了一副望远镜去看鸟。

Tā dài le yī fù wàngyuǎnjìng qù kàn niǎo.

He brought a pair of binoculars to go birdwatching.

Tips

memory

望远镜 is beautifully literal: a lens (镜) for gazing (望) at things far away (远). Chinese scientific terms are often this transparent.

Stroke Order

望 wàng

远 yuǎn

镜 jìng

Related Words

天文望远镜 tiānwén wàngyuǎnjìng

astronomical telescope

折射望远镜 zhéshè wàngyuǎnjìng

refracting telescope / refractor

望 wàng HSK 7-9 #4,651

to hope; to expect / to gaze into the distance / reputation; prestige

欲望 yùwàng HSK 7-9 #3,606

desire / longing / appetite / lust

老远 lǎoyuǎn HSK 7-9 #5,489

very far / a great distance

指望 zhǐwàng HSK 7-9 #2,065

to count on / to hope for / to expect

遥远 yáoyuǎn HSK 7-9 #5,884

distant / remote / far away

探望 tànwàng HSK 7-9 #7,103

to visit / to call on (someone)

远程 yuǎnchéng HSK 7-9 #8,886

remote; long-range; long-distance

潜望镜 qiánwàngjìng #33,584

periscope