Learn Technology-Related Words in Chinese

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Technology in Chinese | Learn Chinese Vocabulary with NihaoCafe

Learn IT and technology-related in Chinese that will come in handy in your everyday life in China: WeChat, Alipay, payment and communications in general. Learn words describing the technology in Chinese. This list with real audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.

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technology Jìshù 技术 technology chinese nihaocafe

技术

jìshù

technology

科学技术快速发展。

Kēxué jìshù kuàisù fāzhǎn.

Science & technology are rapidly developing.

 MEASURE WORD  项 xiàng

Phone 手机 | NihaoCafe Vocabulary

手机

shǒujī

phone

这个手机你用了多久了?

Zhè gè shǒujī nǐ yòng le duō jiǔ le?

How long have you used this phone?

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

Laptop 笔记本 | NihaoCafe Vocabulary

笔记本

bǐjìběn

laptop

科学技术快速发展。

Kēxué jìshù kuàisù fāzhǎn.

Science & technology are rapidly developing.

 MEASURE WORD  项 xiàng

Computer 电脑 | NihaoCafe Vocabulary

电脑

diànnǎo

computer

这个电脑特别卡。

Zhè​ gè diànnǎo tèbié kǎ.

This computer is super slow / laggy.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè / 台 tài

technology Fā yǔyīn 发语音 to send a voice message chinese nihaocafe

发语音

to send a voice message

我喜欢给朋友发语音。

Wǒ xǐhuan gěi péngyou fā yǔyīn.

I like to send voice messages to my friends.

technology Shìpíng 视屏 video chat chinese nihaocafe

视频

shìpín

to video chat

我喜欢和妈妈视频聊天。

Wǒ xǐhuan hé māma shìpín liáotiān.

I like to video chat with my mom.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

technology Sǎo 扫 to scan chinese nihaocafe

sǎo

to scan

你扫我还是我扫你?

Nǐ sǎo wǒ háishi wǒ sǎo nǐ?

Will you scan my QR code or shall I scan yours?

technology Xiàzài 下载 to download chinese nihaocafe

下载

xiàzài

to download

我要下载“饿了么”。

Wǒ yào xiàzǎi Èleme.

I want to download “eleme”.

technology Èr wéi mǎ 二维码 QR Code chinese nihaocafe

二维码

èrwéimǎ

QR code

这是我的二维码。

Zhè shì wǒ de èrwéimǎ.

This is my QR code.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

technology Xiǎoxiě  小写 Lower case chinese nihaocafe

小写

xiǎoxiě

(in) lowercase

密码是小写拼音。

Mìmǎ shì xiǎoxiě pīnyīn.

The password is in lowercase pinyin.

technology Chōngdiàn 充电 to charge chinese nihaocafe

充电

chōngdiàn

to charge (phone, laptop etc)

我经常用充电宝充电。

Wǒ jīngcháng yòng chōngdiànbǎo chōngdiàn.

I often use a power bank to charge my phone.

technology Chōngdiàn 充电 to charge chinese nihaocafe

充电宝

chōngdiànbǎo

power bank

你有充电宝吗?

Nǐ yǒu chōngdiànbǎo ma?

Do you have a power bank?

technology  Kāijī 开机 to boot up chinese nihaocafe

开机

kāijī

to boot up

手机开机了。

Shǒujī kāijī le.

The phone is turned on.

technology  Dǎkāi 打开 to turn on chinese nihaocafe

关机

guānjī

to turn off

手机自动关机了。

Shǒujī zìdòng guānjī le.

The phone turned off automatically.

technology  àn 按 to press chinese nihaocafe

diǎn

to click

点一下“确定”。

Diǎn yīxià “quèdìng”.

Click “Confirm”.

technology Zhǎng àn 长按 long press chinese nihaocafe

长按

chǎng àn

to long press

长按home键开机。

Cháng’àn home jiàn kāijī.

Long press the home button to boot.

technology Mìmǎ 密码  password chinese nihaocafe

密码

mìmǎ

password

你的密码是什么?

Nǐ de mìmǎ shì shénme?

What is your password?

 MEASURE WORD  组 zǔ

technology Zhīfù 支付 to pay chinese nihaocafe

支付

zhīfù

to pay

你可以用手机支付。

Nǐ kě yǐ yòng shǒujī zhīfù.

You can pay with your mobile phone.

technology Zhíbò 直播 live stream chinese nihaocafe

直播

zhíbō

live stream

我喜欢看直播。

Wǒ xǐhuan kàn zhíbō.

I like to watch live streams.

 MEASURE WORD  场 chǎng

technology Shuā liǎn 刷脸 face scan chinese nihaocafe

刷脸

shuā liǎn

to scan one’s face / facial recognition

现在可以刷脸支付了。

Xiànzài kěyǐ shuāliǎn zhīfù le.

Now you can pay with a face scan.

technology Jīqìrén 机器人 Robot chinese nihaocafe

机器人

jīqìrén

robot

我喜欢机器人。

Wǒ xǐhuan jīqìrén.

I like robots.

 MEASURE WORD  个 gè

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