Chinese word

电子版

Pronunciation

Pinyindiàn zi bǎn

Meaning

  • nounelectronic version

Example

我想买这本书的电子版。wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè běn shū de diàn zi bǎn

I want to buy the electronic version of this book.

Illustration for 电子版 (electronic version)

More examples

你可以在线下载这本书的电子版。nǐ ké yǐ zài xiàn xià zài zhè běn shū de diàn zi bǎn

You can download the electronic version of this book online.

Core concept

A publication treated as a digital file or stream instead of a bound or printed object.

Common phrases

  • 购买电子版gòu mǎi diàn zi bǎn

    buy the electronic version

  • 下载电子版xià zài diàn zi bǎn

    download the electronic version

  • 阅读电子版yuè dú diàn zi bǎn

    read the electronic version

Similar words

电子书diàn zi shū: A digital book designed for reading on an electronic device.
在线版zài xiàn bǎn: A publication edition that readers can view online.
纸质版zhǐ zhì bǎn: A publication edition printed and circulated on paper.

Definition in Chinese

相对于纸质版，以文件或流媒体形式存在并可在电子设备上阅读或分发的版本。xiāng duì yú zhǐ zhì bǎn yǐ wén jiàn huò liú méi tǐ xíng shì cún zài bìng kě zài diàn zi shè bèi shàng yuè dú huò fēn fā de bán běn

Word origin

The word joins 电子 (diànzǐ, "electronic") with 版 (bǎn, "edition"), extending the publishing sense of 版 to a version delivered digitally.

Usage tips

  • For a book, English often uses e-book, but this Chinese term also covers digital editions of newspapers, magazines, and other publications.

Other meanings

  • e-booknoun

Opposites

  • 纸质版zhǐ zhì bǎnpaper versionnoun
  • 印刷版yìn shuā bǎnprinted versionnoun

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