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“equipment” in Chinese

Chinese

Also装备 (zhuāng bèi) · 设备 (shè bèi) · 仪器 (yí qì) · 器械 (qì xiè)

Pronunciation

Pinyinqì cái

Example

运动会的器材都准备好了吗?yùn dòng huì de qì cái dōu zhǔn bèi hǎo le ma

Is all the equipment for the sports meet ready?

Illustration for 器材 (equipment)

How to say “equipment” in Chinese

“Equipment” in Chinese is 器材 (qì cái).

A working set of implements and materials viewed as the gear needed for a particular task.

Full entry for 器材: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 器材

实验室的新器材提高了研究效率。shí yàn shì de xīn qì cái tí gāo le yán jiū xiào lǜ

The laboratory's new equipment improved research efficiency.

Tips for using 器材

  • When the situation is clear, 器材 (qìcái, "equipment") can stand on its own in everyday conversation, while adding the activity or field makes the intended category more precise.

Other Chinese words for “equipment”

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装备

zhuāng bèi

nounequipment

我们需要新的装备。wǒ men xū yào xīn de zhuāng bèi

We need new equipment.

公司需要新的设备来生产。gōng sī xū yào xīn de shè bèi lái shēng chǎn

The company needs new equipment for production.

请不要触摸实验室的仪器。qǐng bú yào chù mō shí yàn shì de yí qì

Please do not touch the laboratory equipment.

这个医院有先进的器械。zhè ge yī yuàn yǒu xiān jìn de qì xiè

This hospital has advanced equipment.

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