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电脑

diàn nǎo · dian nao

Traditional 電腦

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. computer
  2. CL:臺 / 台 (tái)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

对(duì)你(nǐ)的(de)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)吼(hǒu)一(yì)点(diǎn)帮(bāng)助(zhù)也(yě)没(méi)有(yǒu)。

Shouting at your computer will not help.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

无(wú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)们(men)是(shì)否(fǒu)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)，它(tā)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)中(zhōng)始(shǐ)终(zhōng)起(qǐ)着(zhe)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)作(zuò)用(yòng)。

Computers are certainly playing an important role in our life, whether we like it or not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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电
diàn

lightning; electricity

脑
nǎo

brain; mind

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