Chinese word

输入

Pronunciation

Pinyinshū rù

Meaning

  • verbenter

Example

请在表格里输入你的姓名。qǐng zài biǎo gé lǐ shū rù nǐ de xìng míng

Please enter your name in the form.

Illustration for 输入 (enter)

More examples

请在登录框中输入用户名和密码。qǐng zài dēng lù kuàng zhōng shū rù yòng hù míng hé mì mǎ

Please enter your username and password in the login field.

Core concept

A piece of information moves from outside a receiving system to inside it.

Common phrases

  • 输入用户名shū rù yòng hù míng

    enter username

  • 输入密码shū rù mì mǎ

    enter password

  • 输入验证码shū rù yàn zhèng mǎ

    enter verification code

Similar words

键入jiàn rù: Typing characters or numbers on a keyboard into an input field.
填写tián xiě: Writing required information in blank spaces on a form or paper.
写入xiě rù: Writing data into a file or storage device.

Definition in Chinese

通过键盘、触摸、语音或粘贴等方式把文字、数字或其他信息送入计算机、表单、程序或系统中。tōng guò jiàn pán chù mō yǔ yīn huò zhān tiē děng fāng shì bǎ wén zì shù zì huò qí tā xìn xī sòng rù jì suàn jī biǎo dān chéng xù huò xì tǒng zhōng

Word origin

输 (shū, "transfer") + 入 (rù, "enter") frames information as something transferred into a receiving system.

Usage tips

  • As a verb, it normally comes before the information supplied, so a name or password after it helps identify the word in interface instructions.

Other meanings

  • inputnoun
  • type inverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 输入法shū rù fǎinput methodnoun
  • 输入设备shū rù shè bèiinput devicenoun
  • 输入框shū rù kuànginput fieldnoun

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