Ultimate Chinese Vocabulary Word List for Computers and the Internet
Do you know how to say “tweet” in Chinese?
How about “email” or “blogger”?
Do you know the Chinese counterparts to Youtube, Google and Facebook?
If you’re curious, our Mandarin Chinese vocabulary list for computers and the internet has you covered – enjoy!
Types of Internet People
blogger —— 博主 —— bó zhŭ
male tech geek who stays home all the time —— 宅男 —— zhái nán
female tech geek who stays home all the time —— 宅女 —— zhái nǚ
internet friend—–网友—–wǎng yǒu
netizen —— 网络公民 —— wăng luò gōng mín
“human flesh search engine” (not a person but the phenomenon) —— 人肉搜索 —— rén ròu sōu suŏ
hacker —— 黑客 —— hēi kè
venture capital (not a person, but venture capital itself) —— 风险投资 —— fēng xiǎn tóu zī
user —— 用户 —— yòng hù
administrator —— 管理员 —— guăn lĭ yuán
moderator—–版主—–bǎn zhǔ
programmer —— 程序设计师 —— chéng xù shè jì shī
computer programming (the activity not the person) —— 电脑编程 —— diàn năo biān chéng
developer —— 开发人员 —— kāi fā rén yuán
Famous Computer / Internet People
Alibaba founder —— 马云 —— mă yún
Baidu (China’s most populous search engine) founder —— 李彦红 —— lĭ yàn hóng
Former Microsoft and Google China CEO —— 李开复 —— lĭ kāi fù
Foxconn CEO —— 郭台铭—— guō tái míng
Lenovo founder —— 柳传志 —— liŭ chuán zhì
Tencent CEO —— 马化腾 —– mǎ huà téng
Internet sites
the internet —— 互联网 —— hù lián wăng
Baidu (Chinese Google – most popular search engine ) —— 百度 —— băi dù
Sina (Chinese Yahoo) —— 新浪网 —— xīn làng wǎng
Google —— 谷歌 —— gǔ gē
Kaixinwang (social networking site, mainly for professionals) —— 开心网 —— kāi xīn wăng
Renrenwang (social networking site, mainly for students) —— 人人网 —— rén rén wǎng
Weibo (means “microblogging” and is like Chinese Twitter) —— 微博 —— wēi bó
Youku (Chinese Youtube) —— 优酷 —— yōu kù
QQ (Chinese instant messaging program) —— QQ
Taobao (Chinese eBay – site for online shopping ) —— 淘宝 táo băo
search engine —— 搜索引擎 —— sōu suŏ yĭn qíng
Things to Do and Types of Sites
social network —— 社交网络 —— shè jiāo wăng luò
e-commerce —— 电子商务 —— diàn zĭ shāng wù
podcast —— 播客 —— bō kè
blog —— 博客 —— bó kè
webpage —— 网页 —— wăng yè
chartroom —— 聊天室 —— liáo tiān shì
internet cafe —— 网吧 —— wăng bā
bbs —— 论坛 —— lùn tán
computer game —— 电脑游戏 —— diàn năo yóu xì
video game —— 电玩 —— diàn wán
internet game —— 网游（网络游戏）—— wǎng yóu
internet shopping —— 网购（网上购物）—— wǎng gòu
Internet “Verbs”
tweet (from Weibo, China’s Twitter) —— 发微博 —— fā wēi bó
a post (on a blog) —— 帖子 —— tiě zi
online —— 上线 —— shàng xiàn
offline —— 离线 —— lí xiàn
comment —— 评论 —— píng lùn
reply —— 回复 —— huí fù
accept —— 接收 —— jiē shōu
decline —— 拒绝 —— jù jué
register —— 注册 —— zhù cè
login /signin —— 登录 —— dēng lù
download —— 下载 —— xià zăi
upload —— 上传 —— shàng chuán
click —— 点击 —— diăn jī
double-click —— 双击 —— shuāng jī
inbox —— 邮箱 —— yóu xiāng
an email —— 邮件 —— yóu jiàn
to send an email —— 发邮件 —— fā yóu jiàn
to forward —— 转发—— zhuǎn fā
to cc —— 抄送 —— chāo sòng
spam —— 垃圾邮件 —— lā jī yóu jiàn
file —— 文件 —— wén jiàn
document —— 文件 —— wén jiàn
access —— 接入 —— jiē rù
attachment —— 附件 —— fù jiàn
chart —— 表格 —— biăo gé
virus —— 病毒 —— bìng dú
Computer Hardware
hardware —— 硬件 —— yìng jiàn
computer —— 电脑 —— diàn năo
screen —— 屏幕 —— píng mù
keyboard —— 键盘 —— jiàn pán
key (on a keyboard) —— 键 —— jiàn
desktop computer —— 台式机 —— tái shì jī
mouse —— 鼠标 —— shŭ biāo
monitor —— 显示器—–xiǎn shì qì
CPU—– CPU
design —— 设计 —— shè jì
Computer Hardware Accessories
software —— 软件 —— ruăn jiàn
speakers —— 音响 —— yīn xiăng
microphone —— 话筒 —— huà tŏng
AC adapter —— AC适配器 —— AC shì pèi qì
disc —— 碟 —— dié
printer —— 打印机 —— dă yìn jī
button —— 按钮 —— àn niǔ
fax —— 传真 —— chuán zhēn
scanner —— 扫描仪 —— săo miáo yí
external hard drive —— 移动硬盘 —— yí dòng yìng pán
USB drive —— U盘—— U pán
Mobile Computer Hardware
laptop —— 笔记本 —— bǐ jì běn
touchpad —— 触摸板 —— chù mō băn
USB Interfaces —— USB接口 —— USB jiē kǒu
Mobile Devices
mobile device —— 移动设备 —— yí dòng shè bèi
device —— 设备 —— shè bèi
smartphone —— 智能手机 —— zhì néng shŏu jī
touchscreen —— 触摸屏 —— chù mō píng
camera —— 摄像头 —— shè xiàng tóu
earphones —— 耳机 —— ěr jī
headphones —— 头戴式耳机 —— tóu dài shì ěr jī
battery —— 电池 —— diàn chí
charger—–充电器 —— chōng diàn qì
data cable —— 数据线 —— shù jù xiàn
memory card —— 存储卡 —— cún chŭ kă
slots —— 插槽 —— chā cáo
Mobile Device Related
text message —— 短信 —— duǎnxìn
to send a text message —— 发短信— fā duǎnxìn
signal —— 信号 —— xìn hào
power —— 电源 —— diàn yuán
wireless —— 无线 —— wú xiàn
data —— 数据 —— shù jù
wifi —— 无线局域网 —— wú xiàn jú yù wăng
bluetooth —— 蓝牙 —— lán yá
iPhone
swipe (on a iphone) —— 滑动 —— huá dòng
iPhone app —— iPhone 应用程序 —— iPhone yìng yòng chéng xù
iPhone app (another way to say it) —— iPhone 应用软件 —— iPhone yìng yòng ruǎn jiàn
app store —— 应用商店 —— yìng yòng shāng diàn
apple store —— 苹果零售店 —— píng guŏ líng shòu diàn
case —— 保护壳 —— băo hù ké
unlock —— 解锁 —— jiě suǒ
Browser Interface Terms
desktop —— 桌面 —— zhuō miàn
homepage —— 主页 —— zhŭ yè
menu bar —— 菜单栏 —— cài dān lán
link —— 链接 —— liàn jiē
internet address —— 网址 —— wăng zhĭ
address —— 地址 —— dì zhĭ
bookmark —— 书签 —— shū qiān
keyword —— 关键字 —— guān jiàn zì
pixel —— 像素 —— xiàng sù
bookmark —— 收藏夹——shōu cáng jiā
backup —— 备份 —— bèi fèn
image —— 图片 —— tú piàn
video —— 视频 —— shì pín
Technical Internet Terms
system —— 系统 —— xì tŏng
network —— 网络 —— wăng luò
firewall —— 防火墙 —— fáng huŏ qiáng
cloud computing —— 云计算 —— yún jì suàn
digital —— 数码的 —— shù mă de
broadband —— 宽带 —— kuān dài
memory —— 内存 —— nèi cún
meg (short for megabyte) —— 兆 (short for 兆字节) —— zhào (short zhào for zì jié)
gig (short for gigabyte) —— 千 (short for 千兆字节) —— qiān (short for qiān zhào zì jié)
We hope you find this vocabulary list helpful when you need Chinese vocabulary words for computers or the internet!
Source: fluentu
