Technology & internet
Phones, computers, apps, Wi-Fi and mobile payment.
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Word list: Technology & internet
Phones, computers, apps, Wi-Fi and mobile payment. Below you'll find all 98 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Chinese | Traditional | Pinyin | English | HSK | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 电脑 | 電腦 | diànnǎo | computer | HSK 1 | |
| 手机 | 手機 | shǒujī | mobile phone | HSK 2 | |
| 电子邮件 | 電子郵件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn | HSK 3 | ||
| 上网 | 上網 | shàngwǎng | to surf the web | HSK 3 | |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | picture (photo) | HSK 3 | ||
| 照相机 | 照相機 | zhàoxiàngjī | camera | HSK 3 | |
| 传真 | 傳真 | chuánzhēn | fax | HSK 4 | |
| 打印 | dǎyìn | to print | HSK 4 | ||
| 短信 | duǎnxìn | text message | HSK 4 | ||
| 复印 | 複印 | fùyìn | to photocopy | HSK 4 | |
| 号码 | 號碼 | hàomǎ | number (phone, ID) | HSK 4 | |
| 互联网 | 互聯網 | Hùliánwǎng | Internet | HSK 4 | |
| 技术 | 技術 | jìshù | technology; skill | HSK 4 | |
| 密码 | 密碼 | mìmǎ | password | HSK 4 | |
| 网站 | 網站 | wǎngzhàn | website | HSK 4 | |
| 信息 | xìnxī | information | HSK 4 | ||
| 占线 | 佔線 | zhànxiàn | the line is busy | HSK 4 | |
| 安装 | 安裝 | ānzhuāng | to install | HSK 5 | |
| 保存 | bǎocún | to save; to preserve | HSK 5 | ||
| 充电器 | 充電器 | chōngdiànqì | battery charger | HSK 5 | |
| 电池 | 電池 | diànchí | battery | HSK 5 | |
| 复制 | 複製 | fùzhì | to copy (duplicate, reproduce) | HSK 5 | |
| 光盘 | 光盤 | guāngpán | CD | HSK 5 | |
| 键盘 | 鍵盤 | jiànpán | keyboard | HSK 5 | |
| 浏览 | 瀏覽 | liúlǎn | browse | HSK 5 | |
| 麦克风 | 麥克風 | màikèfēng | microphone | HSK 5 | |
| 目录 | 目錄 | mùlù | catalog | HSK 5 | |
| 软件 | 軟件 | ruǎnjiàn | software | HSK 5 | |
| 删除 | 刪除 | shānchú | to delete | HSK 5 | |
| 输入 | 輸入 | shūrù | to input; to enter | HSK 5 | |
| 鼠标 | 鼠標 | shǔ biāo | (computer) mouse | HSK 5 | |
| 数据 | 數據 | shùjù | data | HSK 5 | |
| 数码 | 數碼 | shùmǎ | digital; numeral | HSK 5 | |
| 搜索 | sōusuǒ | to search | HSK 5 | ||
| 网络 | 網絡 | wǎngluò | network | HSK 5 | |
| 系统 | 系統 | xìtǒng | system (technical, e.g. IT) | HSK 5 | |
| 下载 | 下載 | xiàzǎi | to download | HSK 5 | |
| 显示 | 顯示 | xiǎnshì | to show; to display | HSK 5 | |
| 信号 | 信號 | xìnhào | signal | HSK 5 | |
| 应用 | 應用 | yìngyòng | to apply | HSK 5 | |
| 硬件 | yìngjiàn | hardware | HSK 5 | ||
| 粘贴 | 粘貼 | zhāntiē | to paste | HSK 5 | |
| 自动 | 自動 | zìdòng | automatic | HSK 5 | |
| 版本 | bǎnběn | edition | HSK 6 | ||
| 备份 | 備份 | bèifèn | to back up | HSK 6 | |
| 操纵 | 操縱 | cāozòng | to operate; to manipulate | HSK 6 | |
| 操作 | cāozuò | to operate; operation | HSK 6 | ||
| 磁带 | 磁帶 | cídài | cassette tape | HSK 6 | |
| 登录 | 登錄 | dēnglù | to log in; to sign in | HSK 6 | |
| 电源 | 電源 | diànyuán | power supply | HSK 6 | |
| 发射 | 發射 | fāshè | to launch (rocket, missile) | HSK 6 | |
| 放大 | fàngdà | to enlarge; to amplify | HSK 6 | ||
| 附件 | fùjiàn | attachment | HSK 6 | ||
| 格式 | géshì | format; form | HSK 6 | ||
| 更新 | gēngxīn | to update; to renew | HSK 6 | ||
| 故障 | gùzhàng | malfunction | HSK 6 | ||
| 话筒 | 話筒 | huàtǒng | microphone (handheld; mouthpiece) | HSK 6 | |
| 尖端 | jiānduān | cutting-edge; tip | HSK 6 | ||
| 雷达 | 雷達 | léidá | radar | HSK 6 | |
| 论坛 | 論壇 | lùntán | forum | HSK 6 | |
| 屏幕 | píngmù | screen | HSK 6 | ||
| 视频 | 視頻 | shìpín | video | HSK 6 | |
| 收音机 | 收音機 | shōuyīnjī | radio | HSK 6 | |
| 通讯 | 通訊 | tōngxùn | communication | HSK 6 | |
| 卫星 | 衛星 | wèixīng | satellite | HSK 6 | |
| 先进 | 先進 | xiānjìn | advanced | HSK 6 | |
| 压缩 | 壓縮 | yāsuō | to compress | HSK 6 | |
| 遥控 | 遙控 | yáokòng | remote control (to operate remotely) | HSK 6 | |
| 音响 | 音響 | yīnxiǎng | speakers | HSK 6 | |
| 引擎 | yǐnqíng | engine | HSK 6 | ||
| 用户 | 用戶 | yònghù | user | HSK 6 | |
| 智能 | zhìnéng | intelligent (smart tech, AI) | HSK 6 | ||
| 微信 | Wēixìn | Daily life | |||
| 支付宝 | 支付寶 | Zhīfùbǎo | Alipay | Daily life | |
| 扫码 | 掃碼 | sǎomǎ | to scan a QR code | Daily life | |
| 二维码 | 二維碼 | èrwéimǎ | QR code | Daily life | |
| 付款码 | 付款碼 | fùkuǎnmǎ | payment code | Daily life | |
| 支付 | zhīfù | to pay (formal; e.g. online) | Daily life | ||
| 转账 | 轉賬 | zhuǎnzhàng | to transfer money | Daily life | |
| 红包 | 紅包 | hóngbāo | red envelope | Daily life | |
| 充电 | 充電 | chōngdiàn | to charge (a battery) | Daily life | |
| 充电宝 | 充電寶 | chōngdiànbǎo | power bank | Daily life | |
| 没电了 | 沒電了 | méi diàn le | battery is dead | Daily life | |
| 耳机 | 耳機 | ěrjī | earphones | Daily life | |
| 无线网 | 無線網 | wúxiànwǎng | Wi-Fi | Daily life | |
| 流量 | liúliàng | mobile data | Daily life | ||
| 账号 | 賬號 | zhànghào | account | Daily life | |
| 手机号 | 手機號 | shǒujīhào | mobile number | Daily life | |
| 朋友圈 | péngyouquān | WeChat Moments | Daily life | ||
| 点赞 | 點贊 | diǎnzàn | to like (a post) | Daily life | |
| 拍照 | pāizhào | to take a photo | Daily life | ||
| 自拍 | zìpāi | selfie | Daily life | ||
| 截图 | 截圖 | jiétú | screenshot | Daily life | |
| 网购 | 網購 | wǎnggòu | online shopping | Daily life | |
| 淘宝 | 淘寶 | Táobǎo | Taobao | Daily life | |
| 快递 | 快遞 | kuàidì | express delivery | Daily life | |
| 收货地址 | 收貨地址 | shōuhuò dìzhǐ | delivery address | Daily life | |
| 微信群 | 微信羣 | Wēixìn qún | WeChat group | Daily life |
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