quartz clock; crystal timepiece
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quartz clock; timepiece using quartz crystal oscillation
Compared to mechanical clocks, quartz clocks have higher accuracy (typically losing/gaining only seconds per month) and do not require winding. Widely used in homes, offices, laboratories, and as time standards.
Shí实
yàn验
shì室
qiáng墙
shang上
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
tái台
gāo高
jīng精
dù度
de的
shí石
yīng英
zhōng钟
。
A high-precision quartz clock hangs on the laboratory wall.
Shí石
yīng英
zhōng钟
bǐ比
jī机
xiè械
zhōng钟
zǒu走
shí时
gèng更
zhǔn准
què确
，
jī几
hū乎
bù不
xū需
yào要
tiáo调
zhěng整
。
Quartz clocks keep time more accurately than mechanical clocks and hardly ever need adjusting.
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Wǒ我
jiā家
kè客
tīng厅
de的
shí石
yīng英
zhōng钟
yòng用
le了
shí十
nián年
hái还
shì是
hěn很
zhǔn准
。
The quartz clock in my living room has been used for ten years and is still very accurate.