Chinese word

打印机

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ yìn jī

Meaning

  • nounprinter

Example

我想买一台新的打印机。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì tái xīn de dǎ yìn jī

I want to buy a new printer.

Illustration for 打印机 (printer)

More examples

办公室的打印机坏了，需要维修。bàn gōng shì de dǎ yìn jī huài le xū yào wéi xiū

The office printer is broken and needs repair.

Core concept

A device that turns digital words and pictures into lasting marks on paper.

Common phrases

  • 安装打印机ān zhuāng dǎ yìn jī

    install a printer

  • 连接打印机lián jiē dǎ yìn jī

    connect a printer

  • 共享打印机gòng xiǎng dǎ yìn jī

    share a printer

  • 激光打印机jī guāng dǎ yìn jī

    laser printer

  • 无线打印机wú xiàn dǎ yìn jī

    wireless printer

Similar words

复印机fù yìn jī: A machine for making a new paper copy of an existing document or picture.
扫描仪sǎo miáo yí: A device for converting printed words and images into digital files.
传真机chuán zhēn jī: A machine for sending documents and receiving them over a telephone line.
印刷机yìn shuā jī: A large industrial machine for printing text or images on paper in high volumes.

Definition in Chinese

将电子信息转化为纸上可见的文字或图像的办公或家庭用机器。jiāng diàn zi xìn xī zhuǎn huà wèi zhǐ shàng kě jiàn de wén zì huò tú xiàng de bàn gōng huò jiā tíng yòng jī qì

Word origin

打 (dǎ, "apply") + 印 (yìn, "mark") + 机 (jī, "machine") forms a transparent name for a machine that puts marks on paper.

Usage tips

  • The classifier 台 (tái, "machine classifier") is commonly used when counting this kind of equipment.

Related words

  • 打印机驱动dǎ yìn jī qū dòngprinter drivernoun
  • 网络打印机wǎng luò dǎ yìn jīnetwork printernoun

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