磁带

磁带 cídài

Magnetic tape^†

磁带 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體磁帶 cidai

What 磁带 means

Magnetic tape^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 磁带, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

磁带 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

磁

cí

Magnetism

带

dài

Belt (carry - bring - wear - region - to lead)

Words that share a character with 磁带

How to write 磁带

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磁带 in a sentence

他还留着上学时录的磁带。

Tā hái liúzhe shàngxué shí lù de cídài.

He still keeps the tapes he recorded in his school days.

现在几乎没有人用磁带听歌了。

Xiànzài jīhū méiyǒu rén yòng cídài tīng gē le.

Almost nobody listens to music on cassette any more.

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Questions about 磁带

What does 磁带 mean in English?

磁带 is pronounced cídài and means Magnetic tape †.

How do you pronounce 磁带?

磁带 is cídài in pinyin — written cidai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 磁带?

磁带 is written with 2 characters: 磁 (cí) Magnetism, 带 (dài) Belt (carry - bring - wear - region - to lead). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 磁带 written in traditional Chinese?

磁帶. The simplified form 磁带 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 磁帶 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced cídài.

Is 磁带 an HSK word?

Yes — 磁带 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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