English–Chinese
“stopwatch” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinmiǎo biǎo
Example
请把秒表递给我，我要计时。qǐng bǎ miáo biǎo dì gěi wǒ wǒ yào jì shí
Please pass me the stopwatch; I want to time it.
How to say “stopwatch” in Chinese
“Stopwatch” in Chinese is 秒表 (miǎo biǎo).
A handheld timepiece that makes a brief stretch of elapsed time easy to measure and reset.
Example sentences with 秒表
她用秒表记录了每圈所需的时间。tā yòng miáo biǎo jì lù le měi quān suǒ xū de shí jiān
She used a stopwatch to record the time for each lap.
Tips for using 秒表
- English speakers may associate this device mainly with races, but Chinese everyday contexts also include cooking, experiments, and other tasks that need a precise short measurement.