电脑/電腦 diànnǎo — computer

Meanings

1. 1

   computer

   A computer, literally "electric brain". Machines are counted with 台.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 电/電

  diàn (fourth tone, falling)

  electricity; lightning; a telegram; to give an electric shock

  5 strokesRadical 田

Example sentences

• 他在电脑上写字。/他在電腦上寫字。Tā (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) diànnǎo (fourth tone, falling) shàng (fourth tone, falling) xiě (third tone, dipping) zì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  He types on the computer.

• 这个电脑多少钱？/這個電腦多少錢？Zhège (fourth tone, falling) diànnǎo (fourth tone, falling) duōshao (first tone, high and level) qián? (second tone, rising)···

  How much is this computer?

Similar words

Words containing 电

• 电影/電影diànyǐng (fourth tone, falling)film, movie
• 电视/電視diànshì (fourth tone, falling)television
• 打电话/打電話dǎ (third tone, dipping) diànhuà (fourth tone, falling)to make a phone call
• 电梯/電梯diàntī (fourth tone, falling)lift, elevator
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail