Software in Chinese
software · HSK 5
软件
- 软 soft
- 件 item
Counted with 个: 一个软件
我手机上装了很多软件。 I've installed a lot of software on my phone.
Other ways to say software
More words with 软 or 件
How do you say software in Chinese?
Software in Chinese is 软件 (ruǎn jiàn). You can also say 软 (ruǎn).
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?
Our own 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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