英特尔

英特爾
Yīngtè'ěr
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Meanings

  1. 1 Intel
  2. 2 American semiconductor company

Examples

Zhè tái diànnǎo yòng de shì Yīngtè'ěr de chǔlǐqì.
This computer uses an Intel processor.
Yīngtè'ěr zài Zhōngguó shè yǒu duō jiā gōngchǎng.
Intel has several factories in China.

Tips

culture
Pure phonetic transliteration — /tè/ěr approximates 'in-tel' (the syllabic split puts 'in' on ). Compare with 微软 (Microsoft, 'micro-soft') which is semantic, while Intel stayed phonetic.

In Pop Culture

英特尔内部 Yīngtè'ěr nèibù
Intel Inside
The famous 'Intel Inside' marketing campaign and jingle that made the chip brand recognizable to end consumers from 1991 onward.

Stroke Order

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