computer in Chinese
diàn nǎo ·computer ·15 strokes HSK 1
computer in Chinese is 电脑, pronounced diàn nǎo.
How to write 电脑
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Stroke order of 电
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HSK level
HSK 1电脑 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
电脑 in a sentence
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我 用 电 脑 工 作 。I use the computer to work.
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我 的 电 脑 坏 了 。My computer is broken.
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她 买 了 一 台 新 电 脑 。She bought a new computer.
电脑 vs 计算机 vs 笔记本
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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计算机 jì suàn jī computer (formal)
The formal, technical 'computer' used in science and official names; 电脑 'electric brain' is the everyday word.
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笔记本 bǐ jì běn laptop; notebook
Context decides — 'notebook' or 'laptop'. Unambiguous: 笔记本电脑 'laptop'.