麦克风

麥克風

màikèfēng

noun HSK 6 #5,652

Measure Word

一个麦克风 gè

Meanings

1 microphone
2 mic

Characters

wheat (used phonetically)

gram; to overcome (used phonetically)

wind (used phonetically)

Examples

HSK 2

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