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電晶體

din6 zing1 tai2

dian4 jing1 ti3

transistor

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

電晶體

This word was added by tym on 21st Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
晶 zing1 jing1 - crystal, bright, glittering
體 tai2 ti3 - shape, form; essence

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Decimal representation of this word: 電晶體

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