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遥控器

yáo kòng qì · yao kong qi

Traditional 遙控器

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  1. remote control
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The dead remote

  1. Dengdeng

    遥控器(yáokòngqì)不(bù)动(dòng)了(le)，是不是(shìbùshì)没电(méidiàn)了(le)？

    The remote has stopped working. Is the battery dead?

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)看看(kànkan)遥控器(yáokòngqì)里(lǐ)的(de)电池(diànchí)。

    Check the batteries inside the remote first.

  3. Dengdeng

    家里(jiālǐ)没有(méiyǒu)新(xīn)电池(diànchí)了(le)。

    We have no new batteries at home.

  4. Liangliang

    墙上(qiángshàng)的(de)钟(zhōng)有(yǒu)两节(liǎngjié)电池(diànchí)，先(xiān)给(gěi)遥控器(yáokòngqì)用(yòng)！

    The clock on the wall has two batteries. Use them for the remote first!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！电视(diànshì)开(kāi)了(le)！可是(kěshì)现在(xiànzài)几点(jǐdiǎn)了(le)？

    Good idea! The TV is on! But what time is it now?

  6. Liangliang

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，钟(zhōng)也(yě)不(bù)走(zǒu)了(le)！

    I don't know. The clock has stopped too!

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01

电(diàn)视(shì)遥(yáo)控(kòng)器(qì)在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)下(xià)面(miàn)。

The TV remote control is under the couch.

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

02

电(diàn)视(shì)遥(yáo)控(kòng)器(qì)是(shì)怎(zěn)么(me)运(yùn)作(zuò)的(de)？

How do TV remotes work?

Tatoeba: Chinese by FishlandicFishy · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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