雌性接口

cíxìngjiēkǒu

noun

Measure Word

一个雌性接口 gè

Meanings

1 female connector
2 female port (electronics/hardware)

Characters

female (animal)

nature; -ness; sex

mouth; opening; port

Examples

USB-A 是雌性接口，插头是雄性的。

USB-A shì cíxìngjiēkǒu, chātóu shì xióngxìng de.

USB-A is a female connector; the plug is the male side.

这条线两端都是雌性接口，需要一个适配器。

Zhè tiáo xiàn liǎng duān dōu shì cíxìngjiēkǒu, xūyào yī gè shìpèiqì.

Both ends of this cable are female connectors, so we need an adapter.

Tips

usage

Standard hardware/engineering term that mirrors English usage. The opposite is 雄性接口 (xióngxìngjiēkǒu) — male connector. 接口 (jiēkǒu) by itself just means 'interface' or 'port'.

Stroke Order

雌 cí

性 xìng

接 jiē

口 kǒu