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感应

gǎn yìng · gan ying

Traditional 感應

Meaning

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  1. response
  2. reaction
  3. interaction
  4. irritability (biol.)
  5. induction (elec.)
  6. inductance
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The sensor light

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)个(gè)灯(dēng)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)亮(liàng)？

    Why won't this light turn on?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)感应(gǎnyìng)灯(dēng)，你(nǐ)要(yào)动(dòng)一下(yīxià)。

    This is a sensor light. You have to move a bit.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)动(dòng)了(le)。

    I already moved.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)可能(kěnéng)它(tā)感应(gǎnyìng)不到(bùdào)你(nǐ)。

    Then maybe it can't sense you.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)灯(dēng)下面(xiàmiàn)站(zhàn)了(le)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)了(le)！

    I've stood under the light for three minutes!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，灯(dēng)亮(liàng)了(le)！它(tā)只(zhǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)我(wǒ)。

    Look, the light came on! It only likes me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)扇(shàn)门(mén)装(zhuāng)有(yǒu)感(gǎn)应(yìng)装(zhuāng)置(zhì)，人(rén)一(yí)靠(kào)近(jìn)就(jiù)会(huì)自(zì)动(dòng)打(dǎ)开(kāi)。

This door has a sensor device; it opens automatically as soon as someone approaches.

02

电(diàn)磁(cí)感(gǎn)应(yìng)是(shì)发(fā)电(diàn)机(jī)工(gōng)作(zuò)的(de)基(jī)本(běn)原(yuán)理(lǐ)。

Electromagnetic induction is the basic principle by which generators work.

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