收音机 shōuyīnjī radio
How to remember 收音机: 收 receive + 音 sound + 机 machine = radio.
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How it is used
- A radio receiver - the device - 打开收音机听新闻 (dǎkāi shōuyīnjī tīng xīnwén) turn on the radio to hear the news.
- It's the physical set. The activity of broadcasting is 广播 (guǎngbō), not 收音机.
Example sentences
- 打开收音机。 Dǎkāi shōuyīnjī.Turn on the radio.
- 请打开收音机。 Qǐng dǎkāi shōuyīnjī.Please turn on the radio.
- 他正在听收音机。 Tā zhèngzài tīng shōuyīnjī.He is listening to the radio.