This is the 2045th most frequent Chinese word.
mike
The Chinese word “mike” (麦克) is a transliteration and refers to "microphone."
In this sentence, 'Mike' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name.
Mike是一位非常有才华的音乐家。
Mike is a very talented musician.
In this sentence, '麦克风 (màikèfēng)' is phonetically adapted from 'microphone' and refers to the device used to amplify sound.
我拿了一支麦克风准备演讲。
I took a microphone to prepare for the speech.
In this sentence, 'Mike' is again a proper noun, indicating the name of a teacher.