compass; drawing compass
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compass; compasses (drawing instrument for circles)
Consists of two hinged legs; one leg ends in a sharp needle for anchoring at the center, while the other holds a pencil or pen to draw the circle. Essential tool in geometry and technical drawing.
Qǐng请
yòng用
yuán圆
guī规
huà画
yī一
gè个
bàn半
jìng径
wéi为
wǔ五
lǐ厘
mǐ米
de的
yuán圆
。
Please use a compass to draw a circle with a radius of five centimeters.
Shù数
xué学
kè课
shàng上
，
měi每
gè个
xué学
shēng生
dōu都
xū需
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
yī一
fù副
yuán圆
guī规
。
In math class, every student needs to prepare a pair of compasses.
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Zhè这
bǎ把
yuán圆
guī规
shì是
jīn金
shǔ属
zuò做
de的
，
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
mì密
。
This compass is made of metal and is very precise.
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
yòng用
yuán圆
guī规
huì绘
zhì制
le了
jīng精
què确
de的
tú图
zhǐ纸
。
The engineer used a compass to draw precise blueprints.