调制解调器

調制解調器
tiáozhìjiětiáoqì
noun #37,675

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 modem

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tiáozhìjiětiáoqì chóngqǐ yíxià, wǎng jiù hǎo le.
Restart the modem and the internet will work again.
HSK 7-9
Guāngxiān rùhù hòu, tiáozhìjiětiáoqì huànchéng le guāngmāo.
After fiber was installed, the modem was replaced with an ONT.

Tips

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调制解调器 is the textbook/literal term (modulator-demodulator) but in everyday speech people say - a phonetic loan from English 'modem'. Fiber-optic ONTs are nicknamed 光猫 ('optical cat'). The full 调制解调器 mostly survives in manuals and packaging.

Stroke Order

tiáo
zhì
jiě