{"id":12448,"date":"2016-08-09T08:30:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=12448"},"modified":"2016-08-08T17:52:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T21:52:34","slug":"chinese-vocabulary-electronics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/chinese-vocabulary-electronics\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Vocabulary – Electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Electronics<\/strong> (\u7535\u5b50\u4ea7\u54c1 – di\u00e0n z\u01d0 ch\u01cen p\u01d0n) are kind of a big deal in China. In any major city, you’re sure to find at least a couple of absolutely massive electronics markets selling everything imaginable – think Best Buy on steroids. Walking through one is an interesting experience whether or not you’re actually looking to buy something. A typical electronics mart has 5-6 floors with hundreds of vendors, so it’s easy to get a bit lost.<\/p>\n

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Electronics stores tend to be huge in China.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you are<\/em> looking for something in particular, though, we don’t want you to be lost when it comes to language. To prepare you for a visit to a Chinese electronics market and make things a bit easier on you, here are 25 vocabulary words for things you might be shopping for:<\/p>\n

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    telephone (\u7535\u8bdd<\/span> – di\u00e0n hu\u00e0)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    cell phone (\u624b\u673a<\/span> – sh\u01d2u j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    television (\u7535\u89c6<\/span> – di\u00e0n sh\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    remote control (\u9065\u63a7\u5668 – <\/span>y\u00e1o k\u00f2ng q\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    computer (\u7535\u8111<\/span> – di\u00e0n n\u01ceo)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    notebook\/laptop (\u7b14\u8bb0\u672c<\/span> – b\u01d0 j\u00ec b\u011bn)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    keyboard (\u952e\u76d8<\/span> – ji\u00e0n p\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    printer (\u6253\u5370\u673a<\/span> – d\u01ce y\u00ecn j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    scanner (\u626b\u63cf\u4eea<\/span> – s\u01ceo mi\u00e1o y\u00ed)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    fax machine (\u4f20\u771f\u673a<\/span> – chu\u00e1n zh\u0113n j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    camera (\u7167\u76f8\u673a<\/span> – zh\u00e0o xi\u00e0ng j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    video camera \uff08\u6444\u5f71\u673a – <\/span>sh\u00e8 y\u01d0ng j\u012b\uff09<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    radio (\u6536\u97f3\u673a – sh\u014du y\u012bn j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    CD (\u5149\u76d8 – gu\u0101ng p\u00e1n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    speaker (\u5587\u53ed – <\/span>l\u01ce b\u0101)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    headphones (\u8033\u673a<\/span> – \u011ar j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    audio recorder (\u5f55\u97f3\u673a – <\/span>l\u00f9 y\u012bn j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    battery (\u7535\u6c60<\/span> – di\u00e0n ch\u00ed)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    battery charger (\u5145\u7535\u5668 – <\/span>ch\u014dng di\u00e0n q\u00ec)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    refrigerator (\u51b0\u7bb1<\/span> – b\u012bng xi\u0101ng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    microwave (\u5fae\u6ce2<\/span> – w\u00e9i b\u014d)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    washing machine (\u6d17\u8863\u673a<\/span> – x\u01d0 y\u012b j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    air conditioner (\u51b7\u6c14\u673a<\/span> – l\u011bng q\u00ec j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    hair dryer (\u5439\u98ce\u673a<\/span> – chu\u012b f\u0113ng j\u012b)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    rice cooker (\u7535\u996d\u7172<\/span> – di\u00e0n f\u00e0n b\u0101o)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Study these words and you’ll be cruising through the market with no trouble. Well, you still might get a bit lost, but that happens in these huge places! Check back to the blog later this month for a few more language-heavy posts related to one of the most important things in China – your cell phone. We’ll learn how to buy a cell phone, how to make a call in Chinese, and we’ll take a closer look at the most popular app in the entire country. For now, you can practice a few of the words learned above and some others in this short video from the New York Chinese Language Center:<\/p>\n