• ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    飞机 = Flying Machine

    打火机 = Fight Fire Machine (wtf lol)

    玩具 = Play Device(?)

    工具 = Work Device

    救护车 = Save-Protect Car/Cart (SPC? SCP? 🤔 Ambulances are an SCP confirmed?!?)

    Edit: Also

    救命 = Save Life (Much better than “Help”, English is lame)

    • MacN'Cheezus
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      2 days ago

      You forgot

      火车 (fire car) = train

      手机 (hand machine) = cellphone

    • salty_mariner@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      The 打 in 打火機 is more like hit in this context. Makes a bit more sense with the way older lighters required you to flick it. But 打 is also used in a ton of contexts haha.