盒带 (hé dài) — cassette tape
Definition
Literal compound: 盒 ('box/case') + 带 ('tape'). Refers specifically to a cassette tape in its plastic housing — an older audio format now rarely seen, as the examples note.
noun
cassette tape
Measure word · 盘
Examples
- 盒带。Wǒ mǎi le yì pán hé dài.I bought a cassette tape.
- 盒带，。Tā zài tīng hé dài, qǐng bú yào dǎ rǎo tā.He's listening to a cassette tape; please don't disturb him.
- 盒带。Zhè zhǒng hé dài xiàn zài yǐ jīng hěn shǎo jiàn le.This kind of cassette tape is already very rare nowadays.
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