话筒 (huà tǒng) means “microphone” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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主持人把话筒递给了嘉宾。zhǔ chí rén bǎ huà tǒng dì gěi le jiā bīn

The host handed the microphone to the guest.

A device that receives a speaker's voice and sends it onward for amplification or recording.

麦克风mài kè fēng: A microphone that captures speech and sends it as an electrical signal.

能接收人声并将其放大或记录的传声器，既可手持也可固定安装。néng jiē shōu rén shēng bìng jiāng qí fàng dà huò jì lù de chuán shēng qì jì kě shǒu chí yě kě gù dìng ān zhuāng

The compound 话筒 (huàtǒng, "microphone") joins 话 (huà, "speech") and 筒 (tǒng, "tube"), linking a speech-carrying tube with the modern device.

In everyday Chinese, the device is often treated as something that can be opened or closed, so a status question usually concerns power or mute rather than physical movement.