How to say “electronic version” in Chinese

电子版
diànzǐbǎn

electronic version

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Gadgets and the internet”

“Electronic version” in Chinese is 电子版, diàn zǐ bǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

电子版 is read diàn zǐ bǎn: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

diàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zǐ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
bǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.

How to write it

电
diàn — electricity

Originally a picture of lightning.

子
zǐ — child; suffix

A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.

版
bǎn — edition, version

On the left, 片 “board”: printing was done from carved boards. On the right, 反 fǎn hints at the sound, just as in 板 bǎn.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电子版”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 电子版. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 你有这本书的电子版吗?nǐyǒuzhèběnshūdediànzǐbǎnmaDo you have an electronic version of this book?
  • 先把文件扫描成电子版,然后压缩一下,最后作为附件发送。xiānbǎwénjiànsǎomiáochéngdiànzǐbǎn,ránhòuyāsuōyíxià,zuìhòuzuòwéifùjiànfāsòngFirst scan the document into electronic form, then compress it, and finally send it as an attachment.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “electronic version” in Chinese?

“Electronic version” in Chinese is 电子版, pinyin diànzǐbǎn.

What does 电子版 mean?

电子版 (diànzǐbǎn) means “electronic version”.

How do you write 电子版?

电子版 is 3 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix; 版 (bǎn) — edition, version. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 电子版?

电子版 is read diànzǐbǎn. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, zǐ — third tone, bǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“electronic version” in the lesson “What to do with a file”

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