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磁带

cí dài · ci dai

Traditional 磁帶

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure words: 盘 pán, 盒 hé

Meaning

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  1. magnetic tape
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In a conversation

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What is this?

  1. Leon

    这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)？是(shì)小(xiǎo)盒子(hézi)吗(ma)？

    What is this? Is it a little box?

  2. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，这(zhè)是(shì)磁带(cídài)，以前(yǐqián)人们(rénmen)用(yòng)它(tā)听歌(tīnggē)。

    No, this is a cassette tape. People used it to listen to songs.

  3. Leon

    这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)的(de)磁带(cídài)，能(néng)放(fàng)几(jǐ)首(shǒu)歌(gē)？

    Such a small tape. How many songs can it hold?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)还(hái)有(yǒu)一台(yītái)旧(jiù)录音机(lùyīnjī)，去(qù)听听(tīngtīng)吧(ba)。

    My grandpa still has an old tape player. Let us go listen.

  5. Dengdeng

    走(zǒu)！希望(xīwàng)磁带(cídài)里(lǐ)不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)爸(bà)唱(chàng)的(de)歌(gē)。

    Let's go! I hope it is not my dad singing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)那(nà)段(duàn)话(huà)从(cóng)磁(cí)带(dài)里(lǐ)删(shān)除(chú)了(le)。

He erased his speech from the tape.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)磁(cí)带(dài)录(lù)音(yīn)机(jī)不(bú)是(shì)新(xīn)的(de)。

This tape recorder is not new.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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