检测器 (jiǎn cè qì) — detector

Definition

A device or instrument that detects something (smoke, gas, metal, etc.). The noun suffix 器 marks it as a physical tool, unlike the verb 检测.

noun
detector
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 检测器
    Zhè ge jiǎn cè qì kě yǐ jiǎn cè dào yān wù.
    This detector can detect smoke.
  • 检测器
    Jī chǎng de jiǎn cè qì xiǎng le qǐ lái.
    The detector at the airport went off.
  • 检测器
    Ān zhuāng yí gè jiǎn cè qì néng tí gāo ān quán xìng.
    Installing a detector can improve safety.

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