Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Chinese Money, Space, and Tech Terms (January 2018)

从二零一八年一月的新闻学二十一个生词
Seven articles from two sources - Taipei Times & Huawei - served as the sources for the January 2018 Chinese Tech, Telecom, and Finance terminology.
English
Chinese
汉字
Pinyin
sharp price (in price)
大幅下降
Dàfú xiàjiàng
rise in value, appreciate
升值
shēngzhí
fall, slip (in price)
下跌
xiàdié
increase, go up (in price)
上涨
shàngzhǎng
Royalty (Payment)
版稅 (支付)
Bǎnshuì zhīfù
renewable energy
再生能源
Zàishēng néngyuán
geothermal energy
地热
dìrè
1 Kilowatt Hour
一度电
yīdù diàn
1 Kilowatt
一瓩
yī qiān
1000 Watts
一千瓦
yī qiānwǎ
non-cash payment
非现金支付
Fēi xiànjīn zhīfù
Credit Card Transaction Volume
信用卡刷卡金额
xìnyòngkǎ shuākǎ jīn'é
Space Station
太空站
Tàikōng zhàn
Trajectory
轨道
guǐdào
Space Junk
太空垃圾
tàikōng lè jī
Communication Services Provider
通信服务提供商
Tōngxìn fúwù tígōng shāng
Network Slicing
网络切片
Wǎngluò qiēpiàn
Edge computing
边缘计算
biānyuán jìsuàn
User-centric
用户为中心
yònghù wéi zhōngxīn
Product development
产品研发
chǎnpǐn yánfā
Pre-commercial deployment
预商用部署
yù shāngyòng bùshǔ

Hanzi in the Main Vocabulary

xià
jiàng
shàng
zhǎng
xìn
bǎn
shuì
zhī
shēng
zhí
yòng
diē

zài
shēng
néng
yuán
diàn
fēi
xiàn

qiān
shuā
wéi
zhōng
xīn
jīn

qiān

wǎng

luò

qiē

piàn

é

tài

kōng

zhàn

biān

yuán


suàn

guǐ

dào

chǎn

pǐn

yán


tōng




gòng

shāng



shǔ


The Third Character

This month’s 3rd Hanzi in the main vocabulary is 下.

Word in Use



歐元上漲百分之○·六,至一·一九四三,英鎊上漲百分之○·三,至一·三四四三。
美元下跌至一一二·九三日圓,週三尾盤報一一三·二五。
The euro increased by 0.6 percent to 1.1943, while sterling rose by 0.3 percent to 1.3443.
The US dollar slipped to 112.93 Japanese yen, down from 113.25 at closing on the Wednesday.
欧元上涨百分之○·六,至一·一九四三,英镑上涨百分之○·三,至一·三四四三。
美元下跌至一一二·九三日圆,周三尾盘报一一三·二五。
English
日本語
漢字と仮名
仮名
Euro
欧元
Ōuyuán
British Pound
英镑
yīngbàng
US Dollar
美元
měiyuán

Cultural Corner

From: Through the Annals of Time: A Brief History of Chiayi
嘉義發展史
新媒體技術製作之影片依時序發展分為”旭日初昇: 地理“,”嘉邑興起:開發“,”人文蒼翠:文化“三個部分,闡述史前現代嘉義歷史文化及地理人文景觀;並藉新媒體互動年表及小型專題展覽,深入嘉義更富的文化底蘊。
新媒体技术制作之影片依时序发展分为”旭日初昇: 地理“,”嘉邑兴起:开发“,”人文苍翠:文化“三个部分,阐述史前现代嘉义历史文化及地理人文景观;并藉新媒体互动年表及小型专题展览,深入嘉义更富的文化底蕴。
Using new media technology for video production, the history of Chiayi is being presented chronologically in three sections: “The Break of Dawn: Geography,” “The Rise of Urbanity: Development,” “The Human Touch: Culture.” Together, they narrate the history of Chiayi from prehistoric to modern times, including its geographic and cultural aspects. Visitors can delve into the rich and diverse aspects of Chiayi through this exclusive theme display and the interactive new media chronology display.
English
日本語
漢字と仮名
仮名
New Media
新媒体
Xīn méitǐ
Geography
地理
dìlǐ


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