2006-02-15 18:00:00 Clark
here are some sentences for you guys: 1)when you acquire about computer details: CPU in mandarin 电脑芯片dian4 nao3 xin1 pian4（or just cpu) frequency in mandarin is 频率pin2 lv4 cpu fan in chinese 散热风扇 san4 re4 feng1 shan4 Motherboard in mandarin is 主板zhu1 ban3 slot in mandarin is 插槽 cha1 cao1 north bridge in mandarin is 北桥nan2 qiao2 south bridge in mandarin is 南桥 bei3 qiao2 Memory in mandarin 内存 nei3 cun2 frequency in mandarin is 频率pin2 lv4 harddrive in mandarin 硬盘 ying1 pan2 and capacity in mandarin 容量rong2 liang4 usually use GB and MB as measure graphic card in mandarin 显卡 xian1 ka3 there is no chinese name in nVidia and Ati gpu card in mandarin 显示芯片 xian3 shi4 xin1 pian4 graphic card memory 显存 xian3 cun2 Dvd drive in mandarin dvd光驱 guang1 qu1 dvd writer/burner in mandarin is DVD刻录机 ke4 lu4 ji1 Mouse in mandarin 鼠标shu3 biao1 keyboard in mandarin 键盘jian4 pan2 Pen in mandarin 手写笔 shou3 xie3 bi3 pc box in mandarin （电脑）机箱(dian4 nao3) too tired today, I will write more tomorrow please!if you find some mistakes in it, do correct it,thanks! zh.englishpod.com Clark:)]]> Clark
here are some sentences for you guys: 1)when you acquire about computer details: CPU in mandarin 电脑芯片dian4 nao3 xin1 pian4（or just cpu) frequency in mandarin is 频率pin2 lv4 cpu fan in chinese 散热风扇 san4 re4 feng1 shan4 Motherboard in mandarin is 主板zhu1 ban3 slot in mandarin is 插槽 cha1 cao1 north bridge in mandarin is 北桥nan2 qiao2 south bridge in mandarin is 南桥 bei3 qiao2 Memory in mandarin 内存 nei3 cun2 frequency in mandarin is 频率pin2 lv4 harddrive in mandarin 硬盘 ying1 pan2 and capacity in mandarin 容量rong2 liang4 usually use GB and MB as measure graphic card in mandarin 显卡 xian1 ka3 there is no chinese name in nVidia and Ati gpu card in mandarin 显示芯片 xian3 shi4 xin1 pian4 graphic card memory 显存 xian3 cun2 Dvd drive in mandarin dvd光驱 guang1 qu1 dvd writer/burner in mandarin is DVD刻录机 ke4 lu4 ji1 Mouse in mandarin 鼠标shu3 biao1 keyboard in mandarin 键盘jian4 pan2 Pen in mandarin 手写笔 shou3 xie3 bi3 pc box in mandarin （电脑）机箱(dian4 nao3) too tired today, I will write more tomorrow please!if you find some mistakes in it, do correct it,thanks! zh.englishpod.com Clark:)]]> David
Hi Clark, I'll be lazy and just ask instead of looking it up! How do you say 'monitor'? As I'm looking to buy one, the flat-panel kind to be specific. And I also remember a friend telling me a laptop was said with some combination of shou 手， 手电脑能说吗。他没有说'笔记本电脑。]]> David
Hi Clark, I'll be lazy and just ask instead of looking it up! How do you say 'monitor'? As I'm looking to buy one, the flat-panel kind to be specific. And I also remember a friend telling me a laptop was said with some combination of shou 手， 手电脑能说吗。他没有说'笔记本电脑。]]> Joi
Hi! I just found your comment in my moderation panel - I never even knew it was there! My other blogs are set up where I'm notified by e-mail when a comment is left, but for some reason Chinese Wisdom was set up differentlyl....I'm going to fix that right now!!! I'll also add your link, as I'm very interested in exchanging links - thanks for the suggestion! Again, I'm very sorry that your comment was in pergatory for so long! -Joi]]> Joi
Hi! I just found your comment in my moderation panel - I never even knew it was there! My other blogs are set up where I'm notified by e-mail when a comment is left, but for some reason Chinese Wisdom was set up differentlyl....I'm going to fix that right now!!! I'll also add your link, as I'm very interested in exchanging links - thanks for the suggestion! Again, I'm very sorry that your comment was in pergatory for so long! -Joi]]> Ken 凯恩
Hi Joi, Glad to see you show up here. I like your websites and the colorful tpoics you write about. They gave me some ideas for lessons we could do on ChinesePod - cooking, Chinese medicine, etc. I may be aksing you for some advice about these in the future! I think it's great to spread the word (literally) about Mandarin and to bring enthusiasts and lovers of the language to a place where we can all learn and share ideas. Of course, I'll link back to your site! (Link exchanges are always good - keeps people in the conversation.)]]> Ken 凯恩
Hi Joi, Glad to see you show up here. I like your websites and the colorful tpoics you write about. They gave me some ideas for lessons we could do on ChinesePod - cooking, Chinese medicine, etc. I may be aksing you for some advice about these in the future! I think it's great to spread the word (literally) about Mandarin and to bring enthusiasts and lovers of the language to a place where we can all learn and share ideas. Of course, I'll link back to your site! (Link exchanges are always good - keeps people in the conversation.)]]> Bazza 吴白锐
Excellent vocab Clark, I've started to add those to the wiki: http://www.chinesepod.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chinese_Vocabulary_Tips_and_Lists#Internet_.26_Computers Free feel to add more there. Just one point, are you certain of those tones? Hanzibar says different tones for some of them.]]> Bazza 吴白锐
Excellent vocab Clark, I've started to add those to the wiki: http://www.chinesepod.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chinese_Vocabulary_Tips_and_Lists#Internet_.26_Computers Free feel to add more there. Just one point, are you certain of those tones? Hanzibar says different tones for some of them.]]> Bazza 吴白锐
David, monitor is 显示器 xiǎn shì qì, not sure how to say flat panel though.]]> Bazza 吴白锐
David, monitor is 显示器 xiǎn shì qì, not sure how to say flat panel though.]]> Clark
All right, first David: for the laptop,you can say 手提电脑 shou3 ti2 dian4 nao3 or 笔记本电脑 bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3 for Bazza: I think Hanzibar is right in some words: slot in mandarin is 插槽 cha1 cao2 north bridge in mandarin is 北桥bei3 qiao2 south bridge in mandarin is 南桥 nan2 qiao2 Memory in mandarin 内存 nei4 cun2 graphic card in mandarin 显卡 xian3 ka3 Sorry for that, cause it's really complicated to mark the accent by 1234 for me:)anyway For everybody: monitor in mandarin is 显示器 xian3 shi4 qi4 lcd monitor in mandarin is 液晶显示器 ye4 jing1 xian3 shi4 qi4 power supplier in mandarin is 电源 dian4 yuan2 Internet adapter in mandarin is 网卡wang3 ka3 modem in mandarin is 调制解调器tiao2 zhi4 jie3 tiao2 qi4 also called 猫mao1 voice card in mandarin is 声卡 sheng1 ka3 for those cards attached on motherboard in mandarin 集成ji2 cheng2 集成网卡，集成声卡，集成显卡 some people say板载ban3 zai3 but it's a taiwanese accent pc camera in mandarin is 摄像头 she4 xiang4 tou2 micphone and earphone in mandarin is 耳麦 er3 mai4 earphone in mandarin is 耳机 er3 ji1 micphone in mandarin is 麦克风 mai4 ke4 feng1 mouse mat in mandarin is鼠标垫 shu3 biao1 dian4 speaker in mandarin is 音箱 yin1 xiang1 disc in mandarin is光盘 guang1 pan2 scanner in mandarin is 扫描仪 sao3 miao2 yi2 printer in mandarin is 打印机 da3 ying4 ji1 lazer printer in mandarin is 激光打印机 ji1 guang1 da3 ying4 ji1 card reader in mandarin is 读卡器 du2 ka3 qi4 for example Cf card reader is CF读卡器 USB wire(make it longer,I don't know how to say in english:()in mandarin is USB 延长线 yan2 chang2 xian4 USB port in mandarin is USB接口 jie1 kou3 All the port in pc we called 接口(usually used in hardware) or 端口(usually used in software) game joypad in mandairn is 游戏手柄 you2 xi4 shou3 bin3 Okay,if you think there is any mistake or some hardware not in this list, plz follow the tips Let't make it larger! I will give you guys some software words tomorrow]]> Clark
All right, first David: for the laptop,you can say 手提电脑 shou3 ti2 dian4 nao3 or 笔记本电脑 bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3 for Bazza: I think Hanzibar is right in some words: slot in mandarin is 插槽 cha1 cao2 north bridge in mandarin is 北桥bei3 qiao2 south bridge in mandarin is 南桥 nan2 qiao2 Memory in mandarin 内存 nei4 cun2 graphic card in mandarin 显卡 xian3 ka3 Sorry for that, cause it's really complicated to mark the accent by 1234 for me:)anyway For everybody: monitor in mandarin is 显示器 xian3 shi4 qi4 lcd monitor in mandarin is 液晶显示器 ye4 jing1 xian3 shi4 qi4 power supplier in mandarin is 电源 dian4 yuan2 Internet adapter in mandarin is 网卡wang3 ka3 modem in mandarin is 调制解调器tiao2 zhi4 jie3 tiao2 qi4 also called 猫mao1 voice card in mandarin is 声卡 sheng1 ka3 for those cards attached on motherboard in mandarin 集成ji2 cheng2 集成网卡，集成声卡，集成显卡 some people say板载ban3 zai3 but it's a taiwanese accent pc camera in mandarin is 摄像头 she4 xiang4 tou2 micphone and earphone in mandarin is 耳麦 er3 mai4 earphone in mandarin is 耳机 er3 ji1 micphone in mandarin is 麦克风 mai4 ke4 feng1 mouse mat in mandarin is鼠标垫 shu3 biao1 dian4 speaker in mandarin is 音箱 yin1 xiang1 disc in mandarin is光盘 guang1 pan2 scanner in mandarin is 扫描仪 sao3 miao2 yi2 printer in mandarin is 打印机 da3 ying4 ji1 lazer printer in mandarin is 激光打印机 ji1 guang1 da3 ying4 ji1 card reader in mandarin is 读卡器 du2 ka3 qi4 for example Cf card reader is CF读卡器 USB wire(make it longer,I don't know how to say in english:()in mandarin is USB 延长线 yan2 chang2 xian4 USB port in mandarin is USB接口 jie1 kou3 All the port in pc we called 接口(usually used in hardware) or 端口(usually used in software) game joypad in mandairn is 游戏手柄 you2 xi4 shou3 bin3 Okay,if you think there is any mistake or some hardware not in this list, plz follow the tips Let't make it larger! I will give you guys some software words tomorrow]]> Piers
Hi, I love the podcasts, they are doing wonders for my conversational ability - keep up the good work. Only one small comment, I noticed the volume on this episode was quite low, and on a noisy bus, even with volume turned to full, I couldn't really catch all the words - can you record at a slightly higher volume? Many thanks, Piers]]> Piers
Hi, I love the podcasts, they are doing wonders for my conversational ability - keep up the good work. Only one small comment, I noticed the volume on this episode was quite low, and on a noisy bus, even with volume turned to full, I couldn't really catch all the words - can you record at a slightly higher volume? Many thanks, Piers]]> Mike in Ewshot
Hopefully some people may find this useful – ie some of the vocabulary from the discussion. I hope it is correct. The majority of the look ups is from the MDBG online dictionary one at http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php. 有趣 you3 qu4 interesting / fascinating / amusing 组成 zu3 cheng2 component / part / element / constitute / make up 电器 dian4 qi4 (electrical) appliance / device 电视机 dian4 shi4 ji1 television (set) 空调 kong1 tiao2 (n) air conditioning 台子 tai2 zi5 table / desk 柜台 gui4 tai2 (n) sales counter; bar 名牌 ming2 pai2 (n) famous brand 质量 zhi4 liang4 quality / mass (in physics) 联想 lian2 xiang3 associate / (abbr.) Lenovo (PRC computer company) 惠普 hui4 pu3 Hewlett-Packard 三星 san1 xing1 Samsung, South Korean electronics company 索尼 suo3 ni2 Sony 理财 li3 cai2 financial management / finance 风格 feng1 ge2 style 恶梦 e4 meng4 nightmare 可怕 ke3 pa4 awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly 之内 zhi1 nei4 inside 保守 bao3 shou3 (politically) conservative / guard / keep 活泼 huo2 po5 lively / vivacious / brisk / active 手指 shou3 zhi3 finger 敏捷 min3 jie2 nimble / shrewd - deft 台式电脑 tai2 shi4 dian4 nao3 desk top computer 挑选 tiao1 xuan3 choose / select]]> Mike in Ewshot
Hopefully some people may find this useful – ie some of the vocabulary from the discussion. I hope it is correct. The majority of the look ups is from the MDBG online dictionary one at http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php. 有趣 you3 qu4 interesting / fascinating / amusing 组成 zu3 cheng2 component / part / element / constitute / make up 电器 dian4 qi4 (electrical) appliance / device 电视机 dian4 shi4 ji1 television (set) 空调 kong1 tiao2 (n) air conditioning 台子 tai2 zi5 table / desk 柜台 gui4 tai2 (n) sales counter; bar 名牌 ming2 pai2 (n) famous brand 质量 zhi4 liang4 quality / mass (in physics) 联想 lian2 xiang3 associate / (abbr.) Lenovo (PRC computer company) 惠普 hui4 pu3 Hewlett-Packard 三星 san1 xing1 Samsung, South Korean electronics company 索尼 suo3 ni2 Sony 理财 li3 cai2 financial management / finance 风格 feng1 ge2 style 恶梦 e4 meng4 nightmare 可怕 ke3 pa4 awful / dreadful / fearful / formidable / frightful / hideous / horrible / terrible / terribly 之内 zhi1 nei4 inside 保守 bao3 shou3 (politically) conservative / guard / keep 活泼 huo2 po5 lively / vivacious / brisk / active 手指 shou3 zhi3 finger 敏捷 min3 jie2 nimble / shrewd - deft 台式电脑 tai2 shi4 dian4 nao3 desk top computer 挑选 tiao1 xuan3 choose / select]]>