Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
色带
sèdài
Description
色带是打印机里的一条带子，上面有墨，可以把字印在纸上。
A 色带 is a ribbon inside a printer that has ink on it and can print characters on paper.
现在很多新的打印机不用色带了。
Many new printers nowadays do not use 色带 anymore.
Meanings
色带sèdài
ink ribbon (in a printer or typewriter)
打印机的色带用完了，我要换一个新的。
The printer's ribbon is used up; I need to replace it with a new one.
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Notes
- Etymology
色 (color) + 带 (band/ribbon), literally a colored ribbon carrying ink.
- Nuance
refers to printer/typewriter ribbons; not to be confused with 彩带 (decorative ribbon).
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