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The word "电脑" (diànnǎo), meaning "computer", is formed through a direct conceptual metaphor. It combines the character "电" (diàn), meaning "electric" or "electricity", with "脑" (nǎo), meaning "brain". The term is a purely semantic compound, creating the vivid image of an "electric brain" to describe a machine that performs logical operations and stores information, mirroring the functions of the human mind through electronic means.

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我有一台电脑

Wǒ yǒu yī tái diànnǎo.

I have a computer.

电脑在我的桌子上。

Diànnǎo zài wǒ de zhuōzi shàng.

The computer is on my desk.

我用电脑学习中文。

Wǒ yòng diànnǎo xuéxí Zhōngwén.

I use the computer to study Chinese.

这台电脑的速度非常快。

Zhè tái diànnǎo de sùdù fēicháng kuài.

This computer's speed is very fast.

如果没有电脑,我的工作会很难完成。

Rúguǒ méiyǒu diànnǎo, wǒ de gōngzuò huì hěn nán wánchéng.

If there were no computer, my work would be difficult to complete.

Word Definition - 电脑

diàn nǎo computer; CL:臺|台[tái]

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