Theme 4 Science and Technology vocabulary bank

新鲜

xīnxiān - fresh

高铁

high speed train

热水器

rèshuǐqì - water heater

二维码

QR code (èr wéi mǎ)

空调

kōng tiáo - air conditioning

冰箱

bīngxiāng - refrigerator

电车

diàn chē - tram

计程车

jì chéng chē - taxi

船

chuán - boat, ship

火车

huǒ chē - train

自行车

zì xíng chē - bicycle

申请

shēn qǐng - application, to apply

设计

shè jì - design

烘干机

hōnggānjī- clothes dryer

洗衣机

xǐ yī jī - washing machine

新闻

xīnwén - news

发电

fādiàn - to generate electricity

发明

fā míng - invent, invention

文明

wénmíng - civilization; civilized

先进

xiānjìn - advanced

活字印刷

huózì yìnshuā - moveable-type printing; letterpress printing

火药

huǒ yào - gunpowder

指南针

zhǐnánzhēn - compass

造纸

zào zhǐ - to make paper

记载

jìzǎi - to put down in writing; to record; record; account

纬度

wěidù - latitude

太阳

tài yáng - sun

太阳能

tàiyángnéng － solar energy

博客

blog (bókè)

网络

internet (wǎngluò)

微信

WeChat (wēixìn)

支付宝

Alipay (Zhīfùbǎo)

利弊

pros and cons (lìbì)

软件

software (ruǎnjiàn)

影响

to influence, influence (yǐngxiǎng)

上瘾

to become addicted (shàngyǐn)

网站

website (wǎngzhàn)

网上银行

online banking (wǎngshàng yínháng)

下载

to download (xiàzǎi)

游戏

game (yóu xì)

短消息

text message (duănxiāoxī)

电子邮件

email (diànzǐ yóujiàn)

发短信

to send a text message (fāduǎnxìn)

科学

science (kē xué)

技术

technology (jìshù)

数位

digital (shù wèi)

资料

material (zīliào)

自助服务

self-service (zìzhù fúwù)

语音信箱

voicemail (yǔyīnxìnxiāng)

查询

to inquire about (cháxún)

用户

user (yònghù)

密码

password (mìmǎ)

低头族

technology generation (dītóuzú)

手机

cell phone (shǒujī)

信号

signal (xìnhào)