Chinese word

扫描仪

Pronunciation

Pinyinsǎo miáo yí

Meaning

  • nounscanner

Example

请把文件放到扫描仪上。qǐng bǎ wén jiàn fàng dào sǎo miáo yí shàng

Please put the document on the scanner.

Illustration for 扫描仪 (scanner)

More examples

我用扫描仪把照片扫描成电子文件。wǒ yòng sǎo miáo yí bǎ zhào piān sǎo miáo chéng diàn zi wén jiàn

I use a scanner to scan photos into electronic files.

Core concept

A machine that turns a visible original into digital information for storage or editing.

Common phrases

  • 把文件放到扫描仪上bǎ wén jiàn fàng dào sǎo miáo yí shàng

    put a document on the scanner

  • 用扫描仪扫描照片yòng sǎo miáo yí sǎo miáo zhào piān

    scan photos with a scanner

  • 扫描仪连接电脑sǎo miáo yí lián jiē diàn nǎo

    connect a scanner to a computer

Similar words

扫描器sǎo miáo qì: A device that reads text or pictures on paper and converts them into digital data.
多功能一体机duō gōng néng yì tǐ jī: A machine that combines printing, scanning, and copying in one unit.
复印机fù yìn jī: A machine that copies an original document to make several paper copies.
打印机dǎ yìn jī: A machine that prints computer information onto paper.

Definition in Chinese

能把纸质资料、照片或其他原稿的视觉信息读取并转换成电子格式以便保存或处理的装置。néng bǎ zhǐ zhì zī liào zhào piān huò qí tā yuán gǎo de shì jué xìn xī dú qǔ bìng zhuǎn huàn chéng diàn zi gé shì yǐ biàn bǎo cún huò chú lǐ de zhuāng zhì

Word origin

扫描仪 (sǎomiáoyí, "scanner") is formed from 扫描 (sǎomiáo, "scan") and 仪 (yí, "instrument"), with 仪 identifying the equipment used for the action.

Usage tips

  • In product descriptions, the material being read is often specified before the noun, which helps distinguish document, photo, and barcode models.

Related words

  • 扫描sǎo miáoscanverb
  • 扫描器sǎo miáo qìscannernoun
  • 扫描软件sǎo miáo ruǎn jiànscanning softwarenoun

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