仪器

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HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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tool

工具 means 'tool', more general and often handheld, whereas 仪器 is typically more precise or complex.

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仪表 refers to meters or gauges, a specific type of instrument, often used for measurement displays.

Often used in compound nouns like 测量仪器 (measuring instrument) or 精密仪器 (precision instrument).

Used in formal, technical, or scientific contexts; not typically used for everyday household tools.

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我们用仪器测定水的温度。

We use instruments to determine the temperature of the water.

这个实验室有很多精密仪器。

This laboratory has many precision instruments.

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gauge

optical instrument

Texas Instruments

precision instruments

apparatus

device