Chinese word

双卡

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuāng kǎ

Meaning

  • noundual SIM

Example

这手机支持双卡吗？zhè shǒu jī zhī chí shuāng kǎ ma

Does this phone support dual SIM?

Illustration for 双卡 (dual SIM)

More examples

我换了双卡手机，可以同时放工作和个人的号码。wǒ huàn le shuāng kǎ shǒu jī ké yǐ tóng shí fàng gōng zuò hé gè rén de hào mǎ

I switched to a dual-SIM phone, which lets me use my work and personal numbers at the same time.

Core concept

A single handset keeps two separate SIM-based pathways available for calls or data.

Common phrases

  • 双卡手机shuāng kǎ shǒu jī

    dual-SIM cellphone

  • 双卡双待shuāng kǎ shuāng dài

    dual-SIM dual standby

  • 支持双卡zhī chí shuāng kǎ

    support dual SIM

Similar words

SIM卡SIM kǎ: A small card containing mobile service information that connects a device to a carrier network.
单卡dān kǎ: A device state in which only one SIM card and one mobile line are available.

Definition in Chinese

指设备支持两张通信卡，可为两条手机号或数据线路提供服务，形式可以是两张实体SIM，也可以是实体SIM与eSIM的组合。zhǐ shè bèi zhī chí liǎng zhāng tōng xìn kǎ kě wèi liǎng tiáo shǒu jī hào huò shù jù xiàn lù tí gōng fú wù xíng shì ké yǐ shì liǎng zhāng shí tǐ SIM yě ké yǐ shì shí tǐ SIM yǔ eSIM de zǔ hé

Word origin

双 (shuāng, "double") marks the number two, while 卡 (kǎ, "card") refers to the SIM card used by a mobile line.

Usage tips

  • A phone marketed this way may combine a removable SIM with an eSIM, so counting visible slots alone cannot confirm that two lines will work.

Other meanings

  • dual-SIM standbynoun

Opposites

  • 单卡dān kǎsingle SIMnoun

Related words

  • 双卡手机shuāng kǎ shǒu jīdual-SIM cellphonenoun
  • 双卡槽shuāng kǎ cáodual-SIM card slotnoun
  • 双卡双待shuāng kǎ shuāng dàidual-SIM dual standbyidiom

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