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硬件

yìng jiàn

hardware

Usage note

硬件指计算机的物理部件。

yìng jiàn zhǐ jìsuànjī de wùlǐ bùjiàn.

Hardware refers to the physical parts of a computer.

Context note

用于计算机或电子设备。

yòng yú jìsuànjī huò diànzǐ shèbèi.

Used for computers or electronic devices.

5 examples

电脑硬件很重要。
diàn nǎo yìng jiàn hěn zhòng yào。
Computer hardware is very important.
他修理硬件
tā xiū lǐ yìng jiàn。
He repairs hardware.
硬件包括键盘。
yìng jiàn bāo kuò jiàn pán。
Hardware includes keyboards.
我们买新硬件
wǒ men mǎi xīn yìng jiàn。
We buy new hardware.
硬件需要升级。
yìng jiàn xū yào shēng jí。
Hardware needs to be upgraded.

5 mini stories

硬件帮助电脑工作。
yìng jiàn bāng zhù diàn nǎo gōng zuò。
Hardware helps the computer work.
他喜欢研究硬件
tā xǐ huan yán jiū yìng jiàn。
He likes to study hardware.
硬件坏了要修。
yìng jiàn huài le yào xiū。
If hardware breaks, it needs repair.
我们学习硬件知识。
wǒ men xué xí yìng jiàn zhī shi。
We learn hardware knowledge.
硬件是电脑的一部分。
yìng jiàn shì diàn nǎo de yí bù fen。
Hardware is a part of the computer.

Mini dialogue

电脑硬件

A
你知道电脑的硬件有哪些吗?
Nǐ zhīdào diànnǎo de yìngjiàn yǒu nǎxiē ma?
Do you know what computer hardware includes?
B
我知道,比如键盘和鼠标都是硬件
Wǒ zhīdào, bǐrú jiànpán hé shǔbiāo dōu shì yìngjiàn.
I know, for example, the keyboard and mouse are hardware.

硬件和软件

A
硬件和软件有什么不同?
Yìngjiàn hé ruǎnjiàn yǒu shénme bùtóng?
What's the difference between hardware and software?
B
硬件是能摸到的部分,软件是程序。
Yìngjiàn shì néng mō dào de bùfen, ruǎnjiàn shì chéngxù.
Hardware is the part you can touch; software is the programs.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
软件
ruǎn jiàn
software

硬件 (hardware) and 软件 (software) are complementary parts of a computer system.

similar
设备
shè bèi
equipment

设备 is a broader term for equipment or devices, while 硬件 specifically refers to computer hardware.

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