Chinese word

鼠标

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǔ biāo

Meaning

  • nounmouse

Example

我把鼠标弄丢了。wǒ bǎ shǔ biāo nòng diū le

I lost my mouse.

Illustration for 鼠标 (mouse)

More examples

今天他忘了带鼠标，只好用触控板。jīn tiān tā wàng le dài shǔ biāo zhí hǎo yòng chù kòng bǎn

Today he forgot to bring his mouse, so he had to use the touchpad.

Core concept

A small hand-held controller that moves a pointer across a computer screen and selects things with clicks.

Common phrases

  • 用鼠标单击yòng shǔ biāo dān jī

    click with a mouse

  • 双击鼠标左键shuāng jī shǔ biāo zuǒ jiàn

    double-click the left mouse button

  • 鼠标滚轮shǔ biāo gǔn lún

    mouse wheel

Similar words

滑鼠huá shǔ: A Taiwan and Hong Kong term for a small device that moves a computer pointer and selects things.

Definition in Chinese

一种用于控制计算机屏幕上光标或选择对象的手持输入设备，通常放在桌面上并通过移动和按键完成指示和操作。yì zhǒng yòng yú kòng zhì jì suàn jī píng mù shàng guāng biāo huò xuǎn zé duì xiàng de shǒu chí shū rù shè bèi tōng cháng fàng zài zhuō miàn shàng bìng tōng guò yí dòng hé àn jiàn wán chéng zhǐ shì hé cāo zuò

Word origin

鼠标 (shǔbiāo, "mouse") is a direct translation of the English computer term, combining 鼠 (shǔ, "mouse") with 标 (biāo, "mark") for something that indicates a place.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the device is counted with 个 (gè, "general classifier"), so one device is 一个鼠标 (yí ge shǔbiāo, "one mouse").

Related words

  • 鼠标滚轮shǔ biāo gǔn lúnmouse wheelnoun
  • 无线鼠标wú xiàn shǔ biāowireless mousenoun
  • 鼠标垫shǔ biāo diànmouse padnoun

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