Chinese Input Methods
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ID: 2202
Intermediate
When writing Chinese characters on your computer, there are many ways to go, and some are more useful than others. In this lesson, learn about different Chinese input methods and how to talk about them in Chinese!
John,Vera
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 打字 | dǎzì | to type | |
| 模式 | móshì | mode | |
| 同时 | tóngshí | simultaneously, at the same time | |
| 按 | àn | to press |
女儿电脑怎么不能打字了
nǚér 女儿diànnǎo 电脑zěnme 怎么bùnéng 不能dǎzì 打字le 了
Daughter, why can't the computer input characters?
等一下我看看
děng yīxià 等一下wǒ 我kàn kan 看看
Hold on a second. I'll check.
哎呀现在是英文模式你切换到中文模式就好了
āiyā 哎呀xiànzài 现在shì 是Yīngwén 英文móshì 模式nǐ 你qiēhuàn 切换dào 到Zhōngwén 中文móshì 模式jiù 就hǎo le 好了
Oh no! Now it's the English setting. Change it to the Chinese setting and it should be okay.
怎么切换
zěnme 怎么qiēhuàn 切换
How do I change it?
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