Chinese word

转换插头

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuǎn huàn chā tóu

Meaning

  • nounplug adapter

Example

我需要买一个新的转换插头。wǒ xū yào mǎi yí gè xīn de zhuǎn huàn chā tóu

I need to buy a new plug adapter.

Illustration for 转换插头 (plug adapter)

More examples

酒店前台有时可以借到转换插头。jiǔ diàn qián tái yǒu shí ké yǐ jiè dào zhuǎn huàn chā tóu

Sometimes you can borrow a plug adapter from the hotel front desk.

Core concept

A small connector that lets a plug with the wrong shape fit a local wall socket.

Common phrases

  • 使用转换插头shǐ yòng zhuǎn huàn chā tóu

    use a plug adapter

  • 借用转换插头jiè yòng zhuǎn huàn chā tóu

    borrow a plug adapter

Similar words

插头chā tóu: The plug end of an appliance or extension cord, with metal contacts that fit into a socket.
插座chā zuò: A wall or power-strip receptacle where an electrical plug is inserted.
适配器shì pèi qì: A small device that connects cables or terminals with different designs or standards.
变压器biàn yā qì: A device that changes electrical voltage by raising or lowering it.

Definition in Chinese

一种插头附件，用来使不兼容的电器插头能与当地插座物理连接，但通常不承担电压或频率转换的功能。yì zhǒng chā tóu fù jiàn yòng lái shǐ bù jiān róng de diàn qì chā tóu néng yǔ dāng dì chā zuò wù lǐ lián jiē dàn tōng cháng bù chéng dān diàn yā huò pín lǜ zhuǎn huàn de gōng néng

Word origin

转换 (zhuǎnhuàn, "adapt or convert") + 插头 (chātóu, "plug") forms a compound for an accessory that adapts a plug's connection shape.

Usage tips

  • In travel talk, this word signals a shape or socket-standard problem, while a transformer is the separate device used when voltage must change.

Related words

  • USB转换插头USB zhuǎn huàn chā tóuUSB plug adapternoun
  • 旅行转换插头lǚ xíng zhuǎn huàn chā tóutravel plug adapternoun

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