Chinese word

计时器

Pronunciation

Pinyinjì shí qì

Meaning

  • nountimer

Example

我用手机上的计时器来提醒自己。wǒ yòng shǒu jī shàng de jì shí qì lái tí xǐng zì jǐ

I use my phone's timer to remind myself.

Illustration for 计时器 (timer)

More examples

做蛋糕时，计时器一响我就关火。zuò dàn gāo shí jì shí qì yì xiǎng wǒ jiù guān huǒ

When making a cake, I turn off the heat as soon as the timer rings.

Core concept

A device that measures a chosen span of time and marks its progress until the span ends.

Common phrases

  • 设置计时器shè zhì jì shí qì

    set a timer

  • 停止计时器tíng zhǐ jì shí qì

    stop a timer

  • 厨房计时器chú fáng jì shí qì

    kitchen timer

Similar words

定时器dìng shí qì: A device set to start, stop, or perform an action automatically at a chosen time.
时钟shí zhōng: A device that shows the current time.
闹钟nào zhōng: A device that sounds or lights up at a set time to attract attention.
秒表miáo biǎo: A device that measures short periods of elapsed time accurately, especially in sports.

Definition in Chinese

用于测量或记录时间长度的装置，可以用来计时或倒计时。yòng yú cè liáng huò jì lù shí jiān cháng dù de zhuāng zhì ké yǐ yòng lái jì shí huò dào jì shí

Word origin

计 (jì, "count or measure") + 时 (shí, "time") + 器 (qì, "device") combine to name a device for measuring time.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, this noun can name a phone feature as well as a separate household device, so the setting often supplies more detail than the noun itself.

Other meanings

  • kitchen timernoun

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