气压计

氣壓計

qìyājì

noun #34,429

Measure Word

一个气压计 gè

Meanings

1 barometer
2 atmospheric pressure gauge

Characters

to press; pressure

to count; meter

Examples

HSK 7-9

气压计显示今天气压偏低。

Qìyājì xiǎnshì jīntiān qìyā piāndī.

The barometer shows that air pressure is on the low side today.

HSK 7-9

登山者通常携带气压计来估算海拔。

Dēngshān zhě tōngcháng xiédài qìyājì lái gūsuàn hǎibá.

Mountaineers usually carry a barometer to estimate altitude.

Tips

memory

气 (air) + 压 (pressure) + 计 (gauge/meter). The 计 suffix marks measurement instruments: 温度计 (thermometer), 体温计 (clinical thermometer), 血压计 (sphygmomanometer), 计步器 (pedometer).

Stroke Order

气 qì

压 yā

计 jì