<p><a href="https://s.taobao.com/search?q=%E8%BD%AC%E6%8D%A2%E6%8F%92%E5%A4%B4&amp;commend=all&amp;ssid=s5-e&amp;search_type=item&amp;sourceId=tb.index&amp;spm=a21bo.50862.201856-taobao-item.1&amp;ie=utf8&amp;initiative_id=tbindexz_20161020" rel="nofollow">「转换插头」</a> just as printed on the picture you provided.</p>

<p>Or, less commonly, 「插座转换器」「电源插座转换器」, etc.</p>

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2016-10-20T05:49:04.003Z
I looked at so many pictures trying to find a good one that I didn't even get around to trying to work out the characters (-:
hippietrail
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2016-10-20T08:41:56.130Z
This worked perfectly by the way. I thought I lost my adapter at a cafe. I asked them if they had it and they understood my first attempt and pulled it out of a drawer for me (-:
hippietrail
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2016-10-20T05:45:44.523Z
2016-10-20T05:45:44.523Z
TurtleIzzy
<p>Are there more specific terms than “適配器” which is the general word for “adapter”? What about “轉換器”?</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/gI7XS.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gI7XS.jpg" alt="various travel adapters"></a></p>

<p>English speakers use a variety of terms to refer to these devices. Personally I find "travel adapter" pretty unambiguous and straightforward.</p>

<p><a href="https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c31737db-b9b3-49fa-a60a-41ceb8647f53_1.7c91f3db9dcd45120bd0ace5cb9455ae.jpeg?odnHeight=450&amp;odnWidth=450&amp;odnBg=FFFFFF" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c31737db-b9b3-49fa-a60a-41ceb8647f53_1.7c91f3db9dcd45120bd0ace5cb9455ae.jpeg?odnHeight=450&amp;odnWidth=450&amp;odnBg=FFFFFF" alt="various travel adapters (image on Chinese internet)"></a></p>

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2016-10-20T05:08:31.247Z
I think what you are talking about maybe 插排 or 变压器,I am in China,and I can't see the pictures you put in the links.So I guess it.
Whhhhhhhhy
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2016-10-20T05:30:18.427Z
@Whhhhhhhhy: [Link to similar image on Chinese internet](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c31737db-b9b3-49fa-a60a-41ceb8647f53_1.7c91f3db9dcd45120bd0ace5cb9455ae.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF). I think 变压器 might mean "transformer" and be used for devices that convert between 110 and 240 volts. Most travel adapters only convert the shape of the plug/socket since most modern devices accept either voltage and adapting voltage makes heavier and more expensive adapters.
hippietrail
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2016-10-20T05:38:08.767Z
@Whhhhhhhhy: 插排 seems to refer to what in English would be called a powerboard or powerstrip. For now I'm looking for the term that just converts a single outlet/plug but it's great to also know this term!
hippietrail
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2016-10-20T06:09:41.127Z
now I can see the picture,but I haven't use it before.
Whhhhhhhhy
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2016-10-29T10:53:02.063Z
It is called 插头转换器.
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What are the most common Chinese terms for travel power adapters between different international socket and plug standards?
# What are the most common Chinese terms for travel power adapters between different international socket and plug standards?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-20)

Are there more specific terms than “適配器” which is the general word for “adapter”? What about “轉換器”?

[![various travel adapters](https://i.sstatic.net/gI7XS.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/gI7XS.jpg)

English speakers use a variety of terms to refer to these devices. Personally I find "travel adapter" pretty unambiguous and straightforward.

[![various travel adapters (image on Chinese internet)](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c31737db-b9b3-49fa-a60a-41ceb8647f53_1.7c91f3db9dcd45120bd0ace5cb9455ae.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF)](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c31737db-b9b3-49fa-a60a-41ceb8647f53_1.7c91f3db9dcd45120bd0ace5cb9455ae.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF)

**Tags:** translation, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think what you are talking about maybe 插排 or 变压器,I am in China,and I can't see the pictures you put in the links.So I guess it.  
> **username_0**: @username_1: [Link to similar image on Chinese internet](https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/c31737db-b9b3-49fa-a60a-41ceb8647f53_1.7c91f3db9dcd45120bd0ace5cb9455ae.jpeg?odnHeight=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF). I think 变压器 might mean "transformer" and be used for devices that convert between 110 and 240 volts. Most travel adapters only convert the shape of the plug/socket since most modern devices accept either voltage and adapting voltage makes heavier and more expensive adapters.  
> **username_0**: @username_1: 插排 seems to refer to what in English would be called a powerboard or powerstrip. For now I'm looking for the term that just converts a single outlet/plug but it's great to also know this term!  
> **username_1**: now I can see the picture,but I haven't use it before.  
> **username_2**: It is called 插头转换器.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-10-20. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

[「转换插头」](https://s.taobao.com/search?q=%E8%BD%AC%E6%8D%A2%E6%8F%92%E5%A4%B4&commend=all&ssid=s5-e&search_type=item&sourceId=tb.index&spm=a21bo.50862.201856-taobao-item.1&ie=utf8&initiative_id=tbindexz_20161020) just as printed on the picture you provided.

Or, less commonly, 「插座转换器」「电源插座转换器」, etc.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I looked at so many pictures trying to find a good one that I didn't even get around to trying to work out the characters (-:  
> **username_0**: This worked perfectly by the way. I thought I lost my adapter at a cafe. I asked them if they had it and they understood my first attempt and pulled it out of a drawer for me (-:  

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