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麦克风

mài kè fēng · mai ke feng

Traditional 麥克風

Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. (loanword) microphone
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The silent microphone

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)麦克风(màikèfēng)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Why does this microphone have no sound?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)麦克风(màikèfēng)打开(dǎkāi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you turn the microphone on?

  3. Liangliang

    打开(dǎkāi)了(le)，你(nǐ)听(tīng)，喂(wèi)，喂(wèi)。

    It is on. Listen: hello, hello.

  4. Dengdeng

    还是(háishi)没(méi)声音(shēngyīn)，换(huàn)一个(yīgè)麦克风(màikèfēng)吧(ba)。

    Still no sound. Change to another microphone.

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)！我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)遥控器(yáokòngqì)。

    Wait! What I am holding is the remote control.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

刚(gāng)才(cái)我(wǒ)的(de)麦(mài)克(kè)风(fēng)没(méi)起(qǐ)作(zuò)用(yòng)，不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)。

For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

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

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)麦(mài)克(kè)风(fēng)放(fàng)在(zài)桌(zhuō)子(zi)中(zhōng)间(jiān)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)能(néng)用(yòng)。

Please put the microphone in the middle of the table so everyone can use it.

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