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话筒

huà tǒng · hua tong

Traditional 話筒

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. microphone
  2. (telephone) receiver; handset
  3. megaphone
  4. (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson
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In a conversation

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Whose turn to sing

  1. Liangliang

    话筒(huàtǒng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)要(yào)唱(chàng)第一(dìyī)首(shǒu)！

    Give me the microphone! I'll sing the first song!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)拿(ná)话筒(huàtǒng)的(de)样子(yàngzi)真(zhēn)像(xiàng)歌星(gēxīng)。

    You look just like a star holding the microphone.

  3. Liangliang

    嗯(én)？怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Hmm? Why is there no sound?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)电视(diànshì)遥控器(yáokòngqì)，不是(bùshì)话筒(huàtǒng)！

    You are holding the TV remote, not the microphone!

  5. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，话筒(huàtǒng)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)。

    Sorry. The microphone is here.

  6. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)唱(chàng)了(le)。

    Now you can sing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)用(yòng)手(shǒu)捂(wǔ)住(zhù)了(le)电(diàn)话(huà)的(de)话(huà)筒(tǒng)。

She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)话(huà)筒(tǒng)拿(ná)近(jìn)一(yì)点(diǎn)，这(zhè)样(yàng)大(dà)家(jiā)才(cái)能(néng)听(tīng)清(qīng)。

Please bring the microphone closer so everyone can hear clearly.

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