How to say “microphone” in Chinese
microphone (loanword)
“Microphone” in Chinese is 麦克风, mài kè fēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
麦克风 is read mài kè fēng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
小麦 — wheat. In 麦克风 “microphone” it just renders the sound.
The meaning “gram” and the syllable in 巧克力 come from the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “麦克风”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 麦克风. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请打开摄像头和麦克风。qǐngdǎkāishèxiàngtóuhémàikèfēngPlease turn on your camera and microphone.
More words from the lesson “Camera, microphone, power”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “microphone” in Chinese?
“Microphone” in Chinese is 麦克风, pinyin màikèfēng.
What does 麦克风 mean?
麦克风 (màikèfēng) means “microphone (loanword)”.
How do you write 麦克风?
麦克风 is 3 characters: 麦 (mài) — wheat; 克 (kè) — gram; overcome; 风 (fēng) — wind. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 麦克风?
麦克风 is read màikèfēng. Tones: mài — fourth tone, kè — fourth tone, fēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“microphone” in the lesson “Camera, microphone, power”
This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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