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Hardware in Chinese

hardware · HSK 5

硬件 yìng jiàn

  1. 硬 yìng hard
  2. 件 jiàn item

这台电脑的硬件需要升级。 This computer's hardware needs upgrading.

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How do you say hardware in Chinese?

Hardware in Chinese is 硬件 (yìng jiàn).

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