Screwdriver in Chinese (Mandarin): 螺丝刀 (luósīdāo)
螺丝刀
luósīdāo
screwdriver
- Simplified
- 螺丝刀
- Pinyin
- luósīdāo
- Typed as
- luosidao
In Taiwan, people say 螺絲起子 (luósīqǐzi) instead.
Use it in a sentence
用螺丝刀拧螺丝。
Use a screwdriver to turn screws.
The characters in 螺丝刀
螺
Snail shell, spiral. 虫 is on the left.
17 strokes
丝 / 絲
Thread, silk.
5 strokes
刀
Knife.
2 strokes
螺丝 is a screw, a "spiral thread", so 螺丝刀 is a "screw knife". In Taiwan people often say 螺絲起子 (luósī qǐzi).
More examples with 螺丝刀
把螺丝刀给我。
把螺絲刀給我。
Bǎ luósīdāo gěi wǒ.
Hand me the screwdriver.
螺丝刀可以拧螺丝。
螺絲刀可以擰螺絲。
Luósīdāo kěyǐ nǐng luósī.
A screwdriver turns screws.
How to write 螺丝刀 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
螺 17 strokes
丝 5 strokes
刀 2 strokes
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