磁带 cídài magnetic tape
How to remember 磁带: 磁 magnetic + 带 belt = magnetic tape.
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How it is used
- A magnetic (cassette) tape - 以前听歌都用磁带 (yǐqián tīng gē dōu yòng cídài) we used to listen to music on tapes.
- Now a retro/nostalgic item; measure words 盘 or 盒. A concrete noun tied to the pre-digital era.
Example sentences
- 这个磁带录音机不是新的。 Zhège cídài lùyīnjī búshì xīn de.This tape recorder is not new.
- 他把他的那段话从磁带里删除了。 Tā bǎ tā de nàduàn huà cóng cídài lǐ shānchú le.He erased his speech from the tape.