English–Chinese

“fiber optic cable” in Chinese

Chinese

Also光纤 (guāng xiān)

Pronunciation

Pinyinguāng lǎn

Example

家里的光缆出了问题,网断了。jiā lǐ de guāng lǎn chū le wèn tí wǎng duàn le

The fiber-optic cable at home has a problem, so the internet is down.

Illustration for 光缆 (fiber optic cable)

How to say “fiber optic cable” in Chinese

“Fiber optic cable” in Chinese is 光缆 (guāng lǎn).

A bundled line that moves communication signals by turning them into light inside glass fibers.

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

Example sentences with 光缆

工程师正在检查海底的光缆接头以排除故障。gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jiǎn chá hái dǐ de guāng lǎn jiē tóu yǐ pái chú gù zhàng

The engineer is checking the connector on the undersea fiber-optic cable to troubleshoot the problem.

Tips for using 光缆

  • For household internet problems, this word points to the connection hardware, while English often reports the same event by focusing on the service or connection that stopped working.

Other Chinese words for “fiber optic cable”

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光纤

guāng xiān

nounfiber optic cable

我们家装了光纤,网速很快。wǒ men jiā zhuāng le guāng xiān wǎng sù hěn kuài

We had fiber optic cable installed at home, so our internet is very fast.

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