硬件 (yìngjiàn) — hardware

硬件 (yìngjiàn)

硬件 refers to the physical components of a computer system or electronic device, as opposed to software, and is also used figuratively to describe physical infrastructure or tangible resources.

Meanings

1. [noun] hardware (computer/electronic components)
2. [noun] physical infrastructure; tangible equipment (figurative)

Example Sentences

这台电脑的硬件配置已经无法满足现代游戏的要求。 Zhè tái diànnǎo de yìngjiàn pèizhì yǐjīng wúfǎ mǎnzú xiàndài yóuxì de yāoqiú. The hardware configuration of this computer can no longer meet the requirements of modern games.

芯片是计算机硬件中最核心的组成部分。 Xīnpiàn shì jìsuànjī yìngjiàn zhōng zuì héxīn de zǔchéng bùfèn. Chips are the most core component of computer hardware.

该工厂斥资数亿元升级了生产线的硬件设施。 Gāi gōngchǎng chīzī shù yì yuán shēngjí le shēngchǎnxiàn de yìngjiàn shèshī. The factory invested hundreds of millions to upgrade the hardware facilities of its production line.

硬件的性能瓶颈制约了软件功能的进一步开发。 Yìngjiàn de xìngnéng píngjǐng zhìyuē le ruǎnjiàn gōngnéng de jìnyībù kāifā. Hardware performance bottlenecks constrain the further development of software features.

这家公司同时开展硬件研发和软件开发业务。 Zhè jiā gōngsī tóngshí kāizhǎn yìngjiàn yánfā hé ruǎnjiàn kāifā yèwù. This company carries out both hardware research and development and software development.

高校的实验室硬件条件直接影响科研成果的产出。 Gāoxiào de shíyànshì yìngjiàn tiáojiàn zhíjiē yǐngxiǎng kēyán chéngguǒ de chǎnchū. The hardware conditions of university laboratories directly affect research output.

Collocations

Usage Notes

硬件 is the direct translation of "hardware" in computing. It always contrasts with 软件 (ruǎnjiàn, software). The pairing 软硬件 (software and hardware) is a very common compound in tech discourse.

In a figurative sense, 硬件 can refer to physical infrastructure and tangible resources in non-tech contexts, such as 教学硬件 (teaching hardware/facilities) or 基础硬件 (basic physical infrastructure).

Memory Hook

硬 (hard/solid) + 件 (item/piece) -- the solid, physical pieces of a system -- hardware.