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雷达

léi dá · lei da

Traditional 雷達

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. radar (loanword)
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The reversing radar

  1. Dengdeng

    倒车(dǎochē)的(de)时候(shíhou)，雷达(léidá)会(huì)一直(yīzhí)叫(jiào)。

    When you reverse, the radar keeps beeping.

  2. Liangliang

    叫(jiào)得(de)越(yuè)快(kuài)，说明(shuōmíng)离(lí)东西(dōngxi)越(yuè)近(jìn)。

    The faster it beeps, the closer you are to things.

  3. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)雷达(léidá)现在(xiànzài)叫(jiào)得(de)很(hěn)快(kuài)！

    My radar is beeping very fast now!

  4. Liangliang

    快(kuài)停(tíng)！后面(hòumian)是(shì)墙(qiáng)！

    Stop! There is a wall behind!

  5. Dengdeng

    好险(hǎoxiǎn)，还好(háihǎo)有(yǒu)雷达(léidá)。

    Phew, good thing we have the radar.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，雷达(léidá)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)聪明(cōngming)。

    Yes, the radar is smarter than both of us.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)艘(sōu)船(chuán)没(méi)有(yǒu)雷(léi)达(dá)装(zhuāng)备(bèi)。

The ship is not equipped with radar.

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02

飞(fēi)机(jī)依(yī)靠(kào)雷(léi)达(dá)在(zài)夜(yè)间(jiān)安(ān)全(quán)飞(fēi)行(xíng)。

Airplanes rely on radar to fly safely at night.

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