How to say “hardware” in Chinese
hardware
“Hardware” in Chinese is 硬件, yìng jiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
硬件 is read yìng jiàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 石 “stone”: hard as stone. The opposite of 软 “soft”.
On the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “硬件”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 硬件. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这台电脑硬件不错，软件有点儿旧。zhètáidiànnǎoyìngjiànbúcuò,ruǎnjiànyǒudiǎnrjiùThis computer's hardware is good, but the software is a bit old.
More words from the lesson “Programs and apps”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hardware” in Chinese?
“Hardware” in Chinese is 硬件, pinyin yìngjiàn.
What does 硬件 mean?
硬件 (yìngjiàn) means “hardware”.
How do you write 硬件?
硬件 is 2 characters: 硬 (yìng) — hard; by force; 件 (jiàn) — measure word: clothes, matters. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 硬件?
硬件 is read yìngjiàn. Tones: yìng — fourth tone, jiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hardware” in the lesson “Programs and apps”
This word is from the topic “Gadgets and the internet” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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