输入 meaning in English

shūrù

to import; to input

HSK 3verbTraditional 輸入15 strokes

Meaning of 输入

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shūrù

to import
to input

How to use 输入

Today 输入 is most often used for typing or entering information, such as a password, a name, or text on a phone. It can also mean importing goods, ideas, or culture into a place. Example: 请输入密码。 (Qǐng shūrù mìmǎ.) Please enter your password.

输 (shū) means to transport or send, as in 运输 (yùnshū), and 入 (rù) means to enter. Picture sending something along until it goes in: data into a computer, or goods into a country.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 输入 (shūrù) with 收入 (shōurù, income) because the sounds are close. Watch the vowel: 输 is shū with a u sound, while 收 is shōu with an ou sound.

输入 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ要yào先xiān输shū入rù好hǎo个gè人rén资zī料liào，然rán后hòu才cái能néng买mǎi票piào。

To purchase a ticket, you need to enter your personal details.

汤tāng姆mǔ输shū入rù密mì码mǎ。

Tom typed in the password.

此cǐ输shū入rù法fǎ也yě适shì用yòng于yú这zhè个ge版bǎn本běn。

The input method also works with this version.

如rú果guǒ我wǒ用yòng简jiǎn体tǐ中zhōng文wén输shū入rù“什shén么me”，我wǒ希xī望wàng找zhǎo到dào的de结jié果guǒ里lǐ也yě有yǒu“甚shén么me”。

If I search for "什么" using Simplified Chinese, I expect to also see "甚麼" in the results.

你nǐ们men国guó家jiā媒méi体tǐ中zhōng输shū入rù的de「反fǎn觉jué醒xǐng」宣xuān传chuán，是shì直zhí接jiē来lái自zì真zhēn正zhèng的de法fǎ西xī斯sī的de。

The "anti-woke" propaganda being imported into your country's media comes straight from actual fascists.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

输 shū · to lose · 13 strokes

入 rù · to enter · 2 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 输入.

进入	jìnrù	to enter; to go into
收入	shōurù	to take in; income
入口	rùkǒu	entrance; to import
深入	shēnrù	to penetrate deeply; thorough
运输	yùnshū	to transport; to carry
加入	jiārù	to become a member; to join
投入	tóurù	to throw into; to put into
列入	lièrù	to include on a list
输出	shūchū	to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, technology
入门	rùmén	entrance door; to enter a door
陷入	xiànrù	to sink into; to get caught up in
融入	róngrù	to blend into; to integrate

Questions about 输入

What does 输入 mean?

输入 (shūrù) means "to import; to input" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 输入?

输入 is made of 2 characters: 输 (13 strokes), 入 (2 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 输入 an HSK word?

Yes. 输入 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 输入 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 输入 is written 輸入.

What is the opposite of 输入?

The opposite is 输出 (shūchū), meaning to output or to export. You often see the pair 输入 and 输出 in computer and economics contexts.

Does 输 in 输入 mean to lose?

输 can mean to lose a game, as in 输了 (shū le, lost). In 输入 it carries its other meaning, to transport or send, so the word has nothing to do with losing.