Usages of diànnǎo
我 有 电脑。wǒ yǒu diànnǎo.
I have a computer.
她 已经 给 我 她 的 电脑 了。tā yǐjīng gěi wǒ tā de diànnǎo le.
She has already given me her computer.
我 把 电脑 放 在 桌子 上面 了。wǒ bǎ diànnǎo fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
I put the computer on the table.
她 想 借 我 的 电脑， 我 同意 了。Tā xiǎng jiè wǒ de diànnǎo, wǒ tóngyì le.
She wants to borrow my computer; I agreed.
他 把 我 的 电脑 借走 了。tā bǎ wǒ de diànnǎo jièzǒu le.
He borrowed my computer and took it away.
下班 以后 请 把 电脑 关掉。xiàbān yǐhòu qǐng bǎ diànnǎo guāndiào.
After work, please turn off the computer.
这 块 电池 已经 用 了 很 久， 难怪 电脑 总是 没电。zhè kuài diànchí yǐjīng yòng le hěn jiǔ, nánguài diànnǎo zǒngshì méidiàn.
This battery has been used for a long time, no wonder the computer is always out of power.
这个 房间 的 插座 太 少， 我 不知道 该 把 电脑 插 在 哪儿。zhège fángjiān de chāzuò tài shǎo, wǒ bùzhīdào gāi bǎ diànnǎo chā zài nǎr.
This room has too few outlets; I don’t know where to plug in the computer.
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