🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

键盘

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiàn pán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Keyboard/ˈkiː.bɔːrd/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个机械键盘的手感非常好。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.

    "He typed his password quickly on the wireless keyboard."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English words 'key' (from Old English 'cæg') and 'board' (from Old English 'bōrd', meaning a plank or flat surface). Originally used in the 18th century to describe the set of levers or keys pressed by fingers on musical instruments like the organ or piano, the term was later adapted in the 20th century to describe the input devices for typewriters and computers.

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