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微波炉

wēi bō lú · wei bo lu

Traditional 微波爐

HSK 6Measure word: 台 tái

Meaning

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  1. microwave oven
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The cold buns

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)微波炉(wēibōlú)前面(qiánmiàn)干(gān)什么(shénme)？

    What are you doing standing in front of the microwave?

  2. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)包子(bāozi)，我(wǒ)正在(zhèngzài)热(rè)。

    Yesterday's buns. I'm heating them.

  3. Dengdeng

    热(rè)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long has it been?

  4. Liangliang

    三(sān)分钟(fēnzhōng)。应该(yīnggāi)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    Three minutes. They should be ready.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)打开(dǎkāi)微波炉(wēibōlú)看看(kànkan)。

    Open the microwave and take a look.

  6. Liangliang

    包子(bāozi)还是(háishi)冰(bīng)的(de)！我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)按(àn)开始(kāishǐ)。

    The buns are still ice cold! I forgot to press start.

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)火(huǒ)灾(zāi)的(de)起(qǐ)因(yīn)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)微(wēi)波(bō)炉(lú)。

The cause of this fire was a microwave oven.

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02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)剩(shèng)菜(cài)放(fàng)进(jìn)微(wēi)波(bō)炉(lú)里(lǐ)热(rè)一(yí)下(xià)。

Please put the leftovers in the microwave to heat them up.

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