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微波炉 meaning in English

wēibōlú

microwave oven

HSK 6nounTraditional 微波爐29 strokes

Meaning of 微波炉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wēibōlú
  1. microwave oven

Measure word: 臺|台

How to use 微波炉

微波炉 is the everyday word for a microwave oven in homes, offices and convenience stores. It is often used with 用 (yòng) or 放进 (fàngjìn). Example: 把饭放进微波炉热一下。(Bǎ fàn fàng jìn wēibōlú rè yíxià.) Put the rice in the microwave and heat it up a bit.

Break it into three parts: 微 (wēi) means tiny, 波 (bō) means wave, and 炉 (lú) means stove. A stove that cooks with tiny waves is a microwave oven, and the fire radical 火 on the left of 炉 reminds you it heats food.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 微波 alone for the appliance, but 微波 means microwaves as radiation, so keep 炉 when you mean the oven. Also watch the tones: 微 and 波 are both first tone, so say wēibōlú, not wéibōlú.

微波炉 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ没méi有yǒu微wēi波bō炉lú。
Tom doesn't have a microwave oven.
我wǒ们men是shì时shí候hòu买mǎi新xīn的de微wēi波bō炉lú了le。
It is about time we bought a new microwave oven.
这zhè场chǎng火huǒ灾zāi的de起qǐ因yīn是shì一yí个gè微wēi波bō炉lú。
The cause of this fire was a microwave oven.
那nà一yī年nián的de流liú行xíng语yǔ是shì「数shù位wèi」：数shù位wèi钟zhōng、数shù位wèi微wēi波bō炉lú，甚shèn至zhì还hái有yǒu数shù位wèi笔bǐ。
That year's buzzword was digital: digital clocks, digital microwave ovens, even digital pens.
这zhè味wèi道dào可kě能néng是shì微wēi波bō炉lú传chuán出chū来lái的de!
This smell might come from the oven!

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

微 wēi · small · 13 strokes

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波 bō · waves · 8 strokes

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炉 lú · fireplace · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 微波炉.

微笑wēixiàosmile; to smile
微信wēixìnWeixin or WeChat (instant messaging and social media app developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2
稍微shāowēia little bit
微博wēibómicroblogging; microblog
波动bōdòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波浪bōlàngwave
轻微qīngwēislight; light
微不足道wēibùzúdào(idiom) negligible; insignificant
微妙wēimiàosubtle
微弱wēiruòweak; faint
炉子lúzistove; oven
微型wēixíngminiature; micro-; tiny

Questions about 微波炉

What does 微波炉 mean?

微波炉 (wēibōlú) means "microwave oven" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 微波炉?

微波炉 is made of 3 characters: 微 (13 strokes), 波 (8 strokes), 炉 (8 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.

Is 微波炉 an HSK word?

Yes. 微波炉 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 微波炉 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 微波炉 is written 微波爐.

How do I say to microwave something in Chinese?

Chinese usually uses a phrase rather than a verb made from the noun. Say 用微波炉热 (yòng wēibōlú rè), to heat with the microwave, or simply 微波一下 (wēibō yíxià) in casual speech.

Is 炉 used in other kitchen appliance words?

Yes. 炉 (lú) appears in words for heating devices, such as 烤炉 (kǎolú) for an oven used to bake or roast. A regular oven is also often called 烤箱 (kǎoxiāng).

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