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遥控

yáo kòng · yao kong

Traditional 遙控

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to direct operations from a remote location
  2. to remotely control
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In a conversation

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The toy car

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)玩具(wánjù)车(chē)可以(kěyǐ)遥控(yáokòng)！

    My toy car can be remote controlled!

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)遥控(yáokòng)？

    How do you control it?

  3. Liangliang

    用(yòng)这个(zhège)遥控器(yáokòngqì)，按(àn)这里(zhèlǐ)就(jiù)往前(wǎngqián)走(zǒu)。

    With this remote, press here and it goes forward.

  4. Dengdeng

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)试试(shìshì)。

    Let me try.

  5. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)！别(bié)遥控(yáokòng)得(de)太(tài)快(kuài)，前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)！

    Careful! Do not drive it so fast, there is water ahead!

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)……不过(bùguò)它(tā)游(yóu)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    Too late... but it swims very well.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)遥(yáo)控(kòng)器(qì)打(dǎ)开(kāi)了(le)客(kè)厅(tīng)的(de)空(kōng)调(tiáo)。

He used the remote control to turn on the living room air conditioner.

02

这(zhè)架(jià)无(wú)人(rén)机(jī)可(kě)以(yǐ)由(yóu)手(shǒu)机(jī)遥(yáo)控(kòng)飞(fēi)行(xíng)。

This drone can be flown by remote control from a mobile phone.

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