磁带 (cídài) · magnetic tape

磁带 (cídài) means “magnetic tape; cassette”. It is written with 2 characters: 磁 (magnetic) + 带 (to bring). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 磁带 is built

The characters

磁 cí · magnetic

What 磁 is made of

石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
兹zī — now
- 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 幺yāo — one

带 dài · to bring

What 带 is made of

卅sà — thirty
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 川chuān — stream
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
冖mì — cover
巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: A belt, creasing one's robe above 卅 but not below 巾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

以前人们用磁带听音乐。Yǐqián rénmen yòng cídài tīng yīnyuè.People used to listen to music on cassettes.

这盘磁带已经很旧了。Zhè pán cídài yǐjīng hěn jiù le.This tape is already very old.

Questions about 磁带

What does 磁带 mean?

磁带 (cídài) means “magnetic tape; cassette”.

How do you pronounce 磁带?

磁带 is pronounced cídài.

Which HSK level is 磁带?

磁带 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 磁带 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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