复制粘贴
fùzhì zhāntiē
The English phrase "copy and paste" is translated into Chinese as 复制粘贴 (fùzhì zhāntiē).
To duplicate text or data from one location and place it into another using a computer.
Which one should you use?
The term 复制 means "copy", while 粘贴 specifically means "paste". Additionally, the word 拷贝 can also be used to mean "copy".
How do you pronounce it?
fùzhì zhāntiē
Did you know?
- In casual online slang, Chinese users often use the phrase 复制粘贴 to describe someone who plagiarizes or lacks original thought in their writing.
- While 复制 means 'copy' in a digital sense, it is also the standard term used in biology to describe DNA replication.
- The word 粘贴 (zhāntiē) literally combines the concepts of 'sticking' and 'attaching'. In a non-digital sense, this is the same word used for physically gluing or pasting paper onto a surface with adhesive.
Examples in context
- 在这个软件上，你只需拷贝并粘贴文本即可提交报告。In this software, you only need to copy and paste the text to submit the report.
- 我会在微信上复制粘贴这段聊天记录给你。I will copy and paste this chat record to you on WeChat.
- 请复制这段文字并粘贴到文档里。Please copy this text and paste it into the document.
- 你可以直接复制粘贴这段文字。Nǐ kěyǐ zhíjiē fùzhì niántiē zhè duàn wénzì.You can just copy and paste this text.
- 把这些数据复制粘贴到表格里。Bǎ zhèxiē shùjù fùzhì niántiē dào biǎogé lǐ.Copy and paste this data into the spreadsheet.
- 我只是复制粘贴了网上的内容。Wǒ zhǐshì fùzhì niántiē le wǎngshàng de nèiróng.I just copied and pasted the content from the web.
Example conversation
晓雯 is helping 俊杰 finish a report at work.
- 俊杰 Junjie这个数据怎么填进去？Zhège shùjù zěnme tián jìnqù?How do I enter this data?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen你只需要复制粘贴就可以了。Nǐ zhǐ xūyào fùzhì niántiē jiù kěyǐ le.You just need to copy and paste it.
- 俊杰 Junjie原来这么简单。Yuánlái zhème jiǎndān.So it's that simple.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen对，这样效率更高。Duì, zhèyàng xiàolǜ gèng gāo.Yes, it's more efficient this way.
