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How do you say "computer mouse" in Chinese?
电脑鼠标
diàn nǎo shǔ biāo
In Chinese, "computer mouse" is 电脑鼠标.
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Pronunciation
Say 'dyen' (falling tone) then 'now' (falling tone) then 'shoo' (falling tone) then 'byow' (rising tone).
Writing and usage
Four characters. 电 means electricity, 脑 means brain, 鼠 means rat or mouse (thirteen strokes), 标 means mark or pointer (nine strokes).
Example sentence
我用电脑鼠标点击。
I click with the computer mouse.
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How to remember 电脑鼠标
电脑 is 'computer', and 鼠标 literally means 'rat marker'. The term captures the small, quick device.
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Questions about 电脑鼠标
How do you say "computer mouse" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "computer mouse" is 电脑鼠标. It is a noun.
How is 电脑鼠标 written in Chinese?
Four characters. 电 means electricity, 脑 means brain, 鼠 means rat or mouse (thirteen strokes), 标 means mark or pointer (nine strokes).
How is 电脑鼠标 used in a sentence?
Use 电脑鼠标 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我用电脑鼠标点击。 (I click with the computer mouse.).
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"Computer mouse" in other languages
- Japanese コンピュータマウス (konpyūtamausu)
- Korean 컴퓨터 마우스 (keompyuteo mauseu)
- Spanish el ratón del ordenador
- Spanish (Latin America) el ratón de computadora
- French la souris de l'ordinateur
- German die Computermaus
- Italian il mouse del computer
- Russian компьютерная мышь (kompʹjuternaja myšʹ)
- Greek το ποντίκι (to pondiki)
- Arabic ماوس كومبيوتر (mawis kumbuyutar)
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