标签
biāoqiān
In Chinese, "tag" is translated as 标签 (biāoqiān) in a computing context.
In computing, 标签 refers to a keyword, term or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media or information. When you want to express the action of tagging something, such as adding a tag to a post, you use the verb-object construction 打标签 (dǎ biāoqiān).
Meaning: computing: keyword, term, or phrase associated with or assigned to data, media, and/or information (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 标签 (biāoqiān) is composed of two parts: 标 (biāo), which means 'mark' or 'sign' and 签 (qiān), which means 'to sign' or 'a slip of paper/tag'.
Which one should you use?
While 标签 refers to the tag itself, if you are referring to a 'tab' within a web browser or a software interface, the term used is 标签页 (biāoqiān yè).
How do you pronounce it?
biāoqiān
Did you know?
- In social media contexts, instead of saying 'to tag someone', Chinese users often use the verb 艾特 (ài tè), which is a phonetic loanword for the '@' symbol.
- The character 签 (qiān) in 标签 is also used in the word for 'divination sticks' used at temples to predict the future, reflecting the word's origin as a small slip of wood or bamboo.
- While 标签 refers to digital tags, the phrase 贴标签 (tiē biāoqiān) is commonly used as a metaphor for stereotyping someone or pigeonholing them with a reductive label.
Examples in context
- 请给这张照片添加一个标签。Qǐng gěi zhè zhāng zhàopiàn tiānjiā yī gè biāoqiān.Please add a tag to this photo.
- 这个标签不适合这条视频。Zhège biāoqiān bù shìhé zhè tiáo shìpín.This tag is not suitable for this video.
- 你可以搜索这些标签来找资料。Nǐ kěyǐ sōusuǒ zhèxiē biāoqiān lái zhǎo zīliào.You can search these tags to find information.
Example conversation
At the office, 晓雯 is helping 志强 organize digital files.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen志强，这个文件需要什么标签？Zhìqiáng, zhège wénjiàn xūyào shénme biāoqiān?Zhiqiang, what tag does this file need?
- 志强 Zhiqiang可以用“工作”这个标签。Kěyǐ yòng “gōngzuò” zhège biāoqiān.You can use the tag "work".
- 晓雯 Xiaowen好的，我现在就加上去。Hǎo de, wǒ xiànzài jiù jiā shàngqù.Okay, I will add it now.
- 志强 Zhiqiang辛苦你了，晓雯。Xīnkǔ nǐ le, Xiǎowén.Thank you for your hard work, Xiaowen.
