How to say it in Chinese

Computer in Chinese

computer · HSK 1

电脑 diàn nǎo

  1. 电 diàn electricity
  2. 脑 nǎo brain

Counted with 台: 一台电脑 yì tái diànnǎo

我的电脑太慢了。 My computer is too slow.

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How do you say computer in Chinese?

Computer in Chinese is 电脑 (diàn nǎo). You can also say 计算机 (jì suàn jī).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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