day 62digital life

digital life

Talk about computers and apps: versions, faults, storage and files, and build new words with -化, -式, -型 and -性.

today’s words

• 简化 jiǎnhuà · to simplify
• 强化 qiánghuà · to strengthen
• 数字化 shùzìhuà · to digitise; digital
• 优化 yōuhuà · to optimise, improve
• 理性 lǐxìng · rational; reason
• 特性 tèxìng · characteristic, property
• 型号 xínghào · model (number)
• 性能 xìngnéng · performance (of a machine)
• 版本 bǎnběn · version, edition
• 故障 gùzhàng · fault, breakdown
• 修复 xiūfù · to repair, restore
• 启动 qǐdòng · to start (a machine, a project)
• 运行 yùnxíng · to run (a program, a train)
• 输出 shūchū · to output, export
• 转换 zhuǎnhuàn · to convert, switch
• 压缩 yāsuō · to compress
• 存储 cúnchǔ · to store (data)
• 储存 chǔcún · to store, stock up
• 容量 róngliàng · capacity
• 文档 wéndàng · document (file)
• 粘贴 zhāntiē · to paste
• 下线 xiàxiàn · to go offline; log off
• 动态 dòngtài · updates, news; dynamic
• 漏洞 lòudòng · loophole; (security) bug
• 弹性 tánxìng · elasticity; flexible

sentences

• 新版本简化了很多步骤，用起来方便多了。 · The new version cuts out lots of steps and is much easier to use.
• 这台电脑的性能很好，运行速度也很快。 · This computer performs well and runs fast.
• 为了推进数字化，公司进行了一系列改革。 · To go digital, the company has made a series of reforms.
• 文件太大，先压缩一下再发给我吧。 · The file’s too big; compress it before you send it.
• 因系统出现故障，网站暂时下线了。 · The website is temporarily offline because of a system fault.