radio-cassette recorder; boombox
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radio-cassette recorder; radio tape recorder; boombox
A portable or household electronic device combining radio reception and cassette tape recording/playback functions. Particularly popular in China during the 1980s and 1990s before the digital era.
Bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
shōu收
lù录
jī机
shì是
jié结
hūn婚
de的
bì必
bèi备
jià嫁
zhuang妆
zhī之
yī一
。
In the 1980s, radio-cassette recorders were one of the essential dowry items for weddings.
Yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
zhè这
tái台
jiù旧
shōu收
lù录
jī机
lù录
xià下
le了
wǒ我
tóng童
nián年
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
Grandpa used this old radio-cassette recorder to capture the sound of my childhood.
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Zhè这
tái台
shōu收
lù录
jī机
jì既
néng能
tīng听
guǎng广
bō播
，
yòu又
néng能
fàng放
cí磁
dài带
。
This radio-cassette recorder can both receive broadcasts and play cassette tapes.