Definition
计算机 (jìsuànjī) is a formal or technical word for 'computer,' used in academic, institutional, or written contexts. In everyday speech, mainland Chinese speakers overwhelmingly use 电脑 (diànnǎo, HSK1). Note that in Taiwan, 计算机 more often means 'calculator.'
noun
computer(Taiwan) calculator
Measure word · 台
Examples
- 计算机。Zhè tái jì suàn jī shì xīn de.This computer is new.
- 计算机。Wǒ měitiān yòng jì suàn jī gōngzuò.I use a computer to work every day.
- 计算机。Tā mǎi le yì tái jì suàn jī fàng zài jiālǐ.He bought a computer and put it at home.
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