电脑diàn nǎocomputer
电脑 (diàn nǎo) means "computer." 我有一台电脑 says I have one computer. 我用电脑学习 says I use a computer to study. 电脑在桌子上 says the computer is on the table. 他在用电脑 says he is using the computer. 台 can count a computer, as in 一台电脑.
What does 电脑 mean?
- 1.
computernoun
What do the characters in 电脑 mean?
- 电electric (bound form)
- 脑brain
How do you use 电脑?
电脑 names a computer, and 台 can count one, as in 一台电脑.
Patterns
一台 + 电脑
我有一台电脑。
Wǒ yǒu yì tái diànnǎo.
I have one computer.
用电脑
我用电脑学习。
Wǒ yòng diànnǎo xuéxí.
I use a computer to study.
电脑在 + Place
电脑在桌子上。
Diànnǎo zài zhuōzi shang.
The computer is on the table.
What are some examples of 电脑 in a sentence?
How is 电脑 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你的作业做了吗?
Nǐ de zuòyè zuò le ma?
Have you done your homework?
- Speaker B:
没有。我要用电脑做。
Méiyǒu. Wǒ yào yòng diànnǎo zuò.
Not yet. I need to use the computer to do it.
- Speaker A:
电脑在哪里?
Diànnǎo zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the computer?
- Speaker B:
在我的房间里。
Zài wǒ de fángjiān lǐ.
It is in my room.
- Speaker A:
我也可以用吗?
Wǒ yě kěyǐ yòng ma?
Can I use it too?
- Speaker B:
可以。你先用电脑,我等你。
Kěyǐ. Nǐ xiān yòng diànnǎo, wǒ děng nǐ.
You can. You use the computer first, and I will wait for you.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.