Chinese word

录入

Pronunciation

Pinyinlù rù

Meaning

  • verbenter

Example

请把客户资料录入系统。qǐng bǎ kè hù zī liào lù rù xì tǒng

Please enter the customer information into the system.

Illustration for 录入 (enter)

More examples

开会时请把签到情况录入表格。kāi huì shí qǐng bǎ qiān dào qíng kuàng lù rù biǎo gé

Please enter the attendance information into the form during the meeting.

Core concept

Moves raw or unorganized information into a system, where it becomes a stored record that can be found and used.

Common phrases

  • 录入账号lù rù zhàng hào

    enter an account

  • 录入手机号lù rù shǒu jī hào

    enter a cell phone number

  • 录入产品编号lù rù chán pǐn biān hào

    enter a product number

Similar words

输入shū rù: Enters information into a computer or other electronic device by typing or similar means.
记入jì rù: Fills in personal details or requested information on a paper form or table.
登记dēng jì: Adds a name or other details to an official record as part of a formal process.
记录jì lù: Keeps information or events by writing them down for future use.

Definition in Chinese

把原始或未整理的信息、数据输入到计算机系统或档案中，使其成为可查阅的正式记录。bǎ yuán shǐ huò wèi zhéng lǐ de xìn xī shù jù shū rù dào jì suàn jī xì tǒng huò dàng àn zhōng shǐ qí chéng wéi kě chá yuè de zhèng shì jì lù

Word origin

录入 (lùrù, "enter data") combines 录 (lù, "record") + 入 (rù, "enter"), linking the act of putting information in with the result of recording it.

Usage tips

  • In office language, this verb focuses on creating a usable record, so it fits data-processing work more closely than casual typing.

Other meanings

  • registerverb
  • fill inverb
  • recordverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 录入员lù rù yuándata-entry clerknoun
  • 录入软件lù rù ruǎn jiàndata-entry softwarenoun

Word lists with this word