wēi bō lú
four à micro-ondes
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我用微波炉加热了剩饭。
wǒ yòng wēibōlú jiārè le shèngfàn.
I heated the leftovers in the microwave.
微波炉坏了，我得去修一下。
wēibōlú huài le, wǒ děi qù xiū yīxià.
The microwave is broken, I have to go and get it fixed.
微波炉的使用非常方便。
wēibōlú de shǐyòng fēicháng fāngbiàn.
The microwave is very convenient to use.
微波 (wēibō)
microwave
微波炉 (wēibōlú)
microwave oven
电饭煲 (diànfànbǎo)
rice cooker
烤箱 (kǎoxiāng)
oven
The Chinese word 微波炉 (wēibōlú) for microwave oven is a compound of two characters: 微波 (wēibō) and 炉 (lú). 微波 literally means "microwaves", which are a type of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than radio waves but longer than infrared radiation. 炉 means "stove" or "furnace". So, 微波炉 can be understood as a "microwave stove" or "microwave furnace".The term 微波炉 was coined in China in the 1970s, when microwave ovens were first introduced to the country. It is a calque of the English word "microwave oven", which was first used in the United States in the 1940s. The Chinese term 微波炉 is now widely used in China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
