麦克风 (màikèfēng): microphone

Measure Word

一个麦克风 gè

Meanings

1 microphone
2 mic

Characters

麦

mài

wheat (used phonetically)

克

kè

gram; to overcome (used phonetically)

风

fēng

wind (used phonetically)

Examples

HSK 1

他对着麦克风唱歌。

Tā duì zhe màikèfēng chànggē.

He sang into the microphone.

HSK 3

请把麦克风打开。

Qǐng bǎ màikèfēng dǎkāi.

Please turn on the microphone.

Tips

memory

麦克风 is a phonetic transliteration of 'microphone'. 麦 ~ 'mic', 克 ~ 'cro', 风 ~ 'phone'.

usage

Often abbreviated as 麦 or 话筒 in more formal contexts.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

克 kè

风 fēng

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