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计算机

jì suàn jī · ji suan ji

Traditional 計算機

HSK 2Measure word: 台 tái

Meaning

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  1. computer
  2. (Tw) calculator
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Old computer

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)有(yǒu)一台(yītái)很(hěn)老(lǎo)的(de)计算机(jìsuànjī)。

    My family has a very old computer.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)买(mǎi)新(xīn)的(de)？

    Why not buy a new one?

  3. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)这台(zhètái)计算机(jìsuànjī)是(shì)爸爸(bàba)的(de)第一台(dìyītái)。

    Because this computer was my dad's first.

  4. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)还(hái)能(néng)用(yòng)吗(ma)？

    Can it still be used now?

  5. Liangliang

    能(néng)，打开(dǎkāi)一个(yīgè)网页(wǎngyè)要(yào)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)，够(gòu)我(wǒ)喝(hē)一杯(yībēi)茶(chá)。

    Yes. Opening a webpage takes ten minutes, enough for a cup of tea.

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)个(ge)实(shí)验(yàn)室(shì)配(pèi)备(bèi)了(le)最(zuì)新(xīn)的(de)计(jì)算(suàn)机(jī)。

This laboratory is equipped with the latest computers.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by JimBreen · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)会(huì)使(shǐ)用(yòng)计(jì)算(suàn)机(jī)吗(ma)？

Do you know how to use a computer?

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

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The characters

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计
jì

to calculate; to compute

算
suàn

to regard as; to figure

机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft

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