Chinese word

调制解调器

Pronunciation

Pinyintiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

Meaning

  • nounmodem

Example

他买了一个新的调制解调器。tā mǎi le yí gè xīn de tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

He bought a new modem.

Illustration for 调制解调器 (modem)

More examples

我把电脑和调制解调器连接好了。wǒ bǎ diàn nǎo hé tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì lián jiē hǎo le

I connected the computer to the modem.

Core concept

A two-way signal converter that prepares digital data for transmission and restores it at the receiving end.

Common phrases

  • 连接调制解调器lián jiē tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

    connect the modem

  • 插上调制解调器chā shàng tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

    plug in the modem

Similar words

路由器lù yóu qì: A device that chooses where network data should go and connects network devices.
猫māo: An everyday nickname for a modem in a home network.
光猫guāng māo: An everyday term for a modem that changes fiber-optic signals for home use.

Definition in Chinese

在发送端把数字信号调制为便于传输的载波或光信号，在接收端将载波或光信号解调为数字信号的设备，常见于家庭和企业的网络接入场景。zài fā sòng duān bǎ shù zì xìn hào tiáo zhì wèi biàn yú chuán shū de zài bō huò guāng xìn hào zài jiē shōu duān jiāng zài bō huò guāng xìn hào jiě tiáo wéi shù zì xìn hào de shè bèi cháng jiàn yú jiā tíng hé qǐ yè de wǎng luò jiē rù cháng jǐng

Word origin

The name combines 调制 (tiáozhì, "modulation") and 解调 (jiětiáo, "demodulation") with 器 (qì, "device"), so it describes a device for changing signals in both directions.

Usage tips

  • Chinese speakers may call this device 猫 (māo, "cat"), a nickname based on the sound of the English word modem rather than on the animal.

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