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Yaledihn jīng tái
Definition
Transistor; a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals.
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How it's used
Technical terms like this are often borrowed directly from English or standard written Chinese in professional settings. While understood by most, it is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing electronics or engineering. It is a formal term that maintains a neutral register in academic or technical contexts.
Measure word
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There are many transistors inside this machine.
Do you know how a transistor works?
Related words
Common phrases
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Grammar color guide
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Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
