Chinese word

光纤

Pronunciation

Pinyinguāng xiān

Meaning

  • nounfiber optic cable

Example

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.

Illustration for 光纤 (fiber optic cable)

More examples

视频会议通常通过光纤传输，画面和声音更稳定。shì pín huì yì tōng cháng tōng guò guāng xiān chuán shū huà miàn hé shēng yīn gèng wěn dìng

Video conferences are usually transmitted through fiber optic cable, so the picture and sound are more stable.

Core concept

A thread-thin transparent path carries information as pulses of light, whether viewed as the cable itself or the connection it provides.

Common phrases

  • 安装光纤ān zhuāng guāng xiān

    install fiber optic cable

  • 光纤接入guāng xiān jiē rù

    fiber-optic connection

  • 光纤线路guāng xiān xiàn lù

    fiber-optic line

Similar words

宽带kuān dài: An internet connection or service used at home or in an office.
光缆guāng lǎn: A thick, protected cable that groups several optical fibers for communication.
网线wǎng xiàn: A cable that directly links a router with a computer or another device on a local network.

Definition in Chinese

指由玻璃或塑料细纤维构成、以光脉冲传递信息的材料本体，或基于此的光缆/光回线接入。zhǐ yóu bō lí huò sù liào xì xiān wéi gòu chéng yǐ guāng mài chōng chuán dì xìn xī de cái liào bén tǐ huò jī yú cǐ de guāng lǎn guāng huí xiàn jiē rù

Word origin

光 (guāng, "light") + 纤 (xiān, "fine fiber") names a fine fiber that sends information through light rather than electrical signals.

Usage tips

  • In home-service conversations, this word often refers to the connection installed in a house rather than only to the material inside the cable.

Other meanings

  • fiber-optic linenoun

Opposites

  • 铜线tóng xiàncopper wirenoun
  • 同轴电缆tóng zhóu diàn lǎncoaxial cablenoun

Related words

  • 光纤接入guāng xiān jiē rùfiber-optic accessnoun
  • 光纤线路guāng xiān xiàn lùfiber-optic linenoun

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