Technology vocabulary in Chinese
This list gathers essential Chinese vocabulary about technology for beginner to intermediate learners. It covers devices, networks, software and hardware, plus emerging terms like cloud computing and AI. Useful for basic conversations, reading articles and understanding menus or settings.
- 科技 kējì — science and technology; technology (the field or sector)
- 电脑 diànnǎo — computer
- 笔记本 bǐjìběn — paper notebook; exercise book (bound sheets for writing)
- 手机 shǒujī — cell phone; mobile phone
- 平板 píngbǎn — slab; flat board; (engineering) surface plate
- 屏幕 píngmù — screen (of a TV, computer, phone, movie, etc.)
- 显示器 xiǎnshìqì — display device; (computer) monitor
- 摄像头 shèxiàngtóu — webcam; surveillance camera
- 传感器 chuángǎnqì — sensor; transducer (a device that detects or measures a physical property and records or signals it)
- 芯片 xīnpiàn — computer chip; microchip
- 内存 nèicún — internal storage; computer memory; random access memory (RAM)
- 硬盘 yìngpán — hard disk; hard drive (computer storage device)
- 存储 cúnchǔ — to store up; to stockpile; (computer) to save; to store
- 云 yún — cloud; CL: 朵 duo3 (measure word for clouds)
- 网络 wǎngluò — the Internet
- 互联网 hùliánwǎng — the Internet; the global computer network
- 服务器 fúwùqì — server (computer)
- 浏览器 liúlǎnqì — browser (software for viewing web pages)
- 网站 wǎngzhàn — website
- 应用 yìngyòng — to put to use; to apply (a method, idea, knowledge)
- 软件 ruǎnjiàn — software (computer programs and applications)
- 硬件 yìngjiàn — hardware (physical components of a computer or electronic device)
- 系统 xìtǒng — system (an organized set of components or procedures)
- 操作系统 cāozuòxìtǒng — operating system (software that manages hardware and provides services for computer programs)
- 编程 biānchéng — to program; programming (computing)
- 程序员 chéngxùyuán — programmer; software developer
- 开发者 kāifāzhě — developer (person who develops software, products, or projects)
- 开发 kāifā — to develop; to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development)
- 算法 suànfǎ — algorithm (a step-by-step procedure for calculations or problem solving, often used in computing)
- 人工智能 réngōngzhìnéng — artificial intelligence (AI)
- 数据 shùjù — data; factual information (collected for analysis)
- 数据库 shùjùkù — database (computing)
- 加密 jiāmì — to encrypt; to encode; to protect (data) with a password
- 安全 ānquán — safe; secure (not likely to be harmed or lost)
- 密码 mìmǎ — cipher; secret code (for encrypting or encoding information)
- 无线 wúxiàn — wireless; without wires (e.g. wireless network, wireless device)
- 下载 xiàzǎi — to download (a file, program, etc.)
- 上传 shàngchuán — to upload (a file, data, etc.)
- 更新 gēngxīn — to replace the old with the new; to renew, renovate, upgrade or update
- 安装 ānzhuāng — to install; to erect; to fix; to mount
- 界面 jièmiàn — contact surface; the face or surface of an object
- 用户 yònghù — user; consumer; subscriber; customer