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ID: 2202 Intermediate
When writing Chinese characters on your computer, there are many ways to go, and some are more useful than others. In this lesson, learn about different Chinese input methods and how to talk about them in Chinese!
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
打字 dǎzì to type
模式 móshì mode
同时 tóngshí simultaneously, at the same time
àn to press
女儿,电脑怎么不能打字了?
nǚér ,diànnǎo zěnme bùnéng dǎzì le ?
Daughter, why can't the computer input characters?
等一下,我看看。
děng yīxià ,wǒ kàn kan 。
Hold on a second. I'll check.
哎呀,现在是英文模式,你切换到中文模式就好了。
āiyā ,xiànzài shì Yīngwén móshì ,nǐ qiēhuàn dào Zhōngwén móshì jiù hǎo le 。
Oh no! Now it's the English setting. Change it to the Chinese setting and it should be okay.
怎么切换?
zěnme qiēhuàn ?
How do I change it?
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