Chinese symbol for “microphone”
麦克
mài kè
Traditional: 麥克
(loanword) microphone
The closest CC-CEDICT match for microphone is 麦克 (mài kè), defined as: (loanword) microphone.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “microphone”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麦克风 (麥克風) | mài kè fēng | (loanword) microphone |
| 话筒 (話筒) | huà tǒng | microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset |
| 传声器 (傳聲器) | chuán shēng qì | microphone |
| 扩音器 (擴音器) | kuò yīn qì | megaphone; loudspeaker |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 麦克.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小麦 (小麥) | xiǎo mài | wheat; measure word: 粒 (lì) |
| 麦克风 (麥克風) | mài kè fēng | (loanword) microphone |
| 大麦 (大麥) | dà mài | barley |
| 麦子 (麥子) | mài zi | wheat; measure word: 株 (zhū) |
| 燕麦 (燕麥) | yàn mài | oats |
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman |
| 马克 (馬克) | mǎ kè | mark (monetary unit) |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “microphone”.
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