Jaxx Morton Posted June 20, 2013 at 11:17 PM Report Posted June 20, 2013 at 11:17 PM Hey guys. Im going to be taking a Gap-Year in Changzhou starting this August. My current Macbook is pretty old and I plan to get a new one. However, Im trying to get 100% immersion so I would like to put my Macbook's language into Chinese. My questions is not how to do so but if anybody knows of any resources help me learn all the terms that go along with using a computer. Words like "copy" and "paste" TL;DR Does anybody know a resource for learning all the computer vocab in Chinese. Words like "save" "new file" etc..... 谢谢！ Quote
Demian Posted June 21, 2013 at 01:11 PM Report Posted June 21, 2013 at 01:11 PM This wasn't hard to find. Google "chinese computer vocabulary" and this is the first link. If that web site appears daunting, you can try this small list. You can also check this resource. If none of the above works, turn to Wiktionary. It is a wonderful resource. If you find even Wiktionary is cumbersome, go to Google translate. 1 Quote
TIANChineseHome Posted June 22, 2013 at 02:16 AM Report Posted June 22, 2013 at 02:16 AM "copy" is "复制“-fuzhi "paste" is "粘贴”-zhantie "save" is “保存”-baocun "new file" is “新文件”-xinwenjian Quote
imron Posted June 22, 2013 at 08:59 AM Report Posted June 22, 2013 at 08:59 AM These are not the translations used by Apple for OSX. Macs use 拷贝 for copy, 存储 for save and 新建XX for New XX. To the OP, you will find that Windows and OSX and Linux all use their own slightly different (although sometimes identical) translations for different terms. I don't know of any resource that lists this information or their differences, however it is not difficult to find out this stuff by yourself. Simply run an application and note down the English menu items/terms you are interested in and then switch languages to Chinese and note down/compare the term that is used. These will appear in the exact same locations on the menu so will be easy to compare and learn from. It will also be 100% correct for your situation, which lists compiled on the Internet/dictionaries might not be if they are based on terminology used by Windows machines. 2 Quote
abcdefg Posted June 22, 2013 at 02:36 PM Report Posted June 22, 2013 at 02:36 PM Imron's method in #4 is how I learned to use the Chinese menus on my phone. Quote
OneEye Posted June 23, 2013 at 02:12 PM Report Posted June 23, 2013 at 02:12 PM I switched my Mac over to Chinese a few months back, and basically just learned this stuff as I went. A good dictionary can be very helpful. Quote
bingunginter Posted October 30, 2013 at 05:19 PM Report Posted October 30, 2013 at 05:19 PM I'm looking for common computer programming related words and expression in mandarin. Please help. Something like this http://www.businessenglishsite.com/esl_itprog3.html http://www.businessenglishsite.com/esl_itprog4.html Quote
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