What 麦克风 means
- (loanword) microphone†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 麦克风, 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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Questions about 麦克风
What does 麦克风 mean in English?
麦克风 is pronounced màikèfēng and means (loanword) microphone †.
How do you pronounce 麦克风?
麦克风 is màikèfēng in pinyin — written maikefeng without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 麦克风?
麦克风 is written with 3 characters: 麦 (mài) Wheat (barley - oats), 克 (kè) Gram (restrain - overcome), 风 (fēng) Wind (storm - custom). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 麦克风 written in traditional Chinese?
麥克風. The simplified form 麦克风 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 麥克風 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced màikèfēng.
Is 麦克风 an HSK word?
Yes — 麦克风 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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