AI & chatbots in Chinese 人工智能
réngōng zhìnéng
Artificial intelligence in Chinese is 人工智能 (rén gōng zhì néng).
Also searched for as: artificial intelligence, AI, chatbot, large language model, LLM.
Ask it anything, then double-check the answer. 15 essential AI & chatbots words in Mandarin Chinese, with pinyin and English. Open it in the app to hear each word, tick off the ones you know and turn them into flashcards.
The formal term for artificial intelligence is 人工智能 (rén gōng zhì néng), but in conversation most people simply say AI, pronounced as in English. These words let you talk about chatbots in Chinese, from writing a good 提示词 (tí shì cí), prompt, to spotting a 幻觉 (huàn jué), the term for when a model confidently makes things up. They're also handy for workplace chat, such as whether AI will 取代 (qǔ dài), replace, your job.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 人工智能 | rén gōng zhì néng | artificial intelligence |
| AI | A I | AI |
| 大模型 | dà mó xíng | large (AI) model; LLM |
| 聊天机器人 | liáo tiān jī qì rén | chatbot |
| 提示词 | tí shì cí | prompt |
| 提问 | tí wèn | to ask a question |
| 生成 | shēng chéng | to generate |
| 幻觉 | huàn jué | hallucination (AI making things up) |
| 智能体 | zhì néng tǐ | AI agent |
| 算法 | suàn fǎ | algorithm |
| 训练 | xùn liàn | to train |
| 数据 | shù jù | data |
| 翻译 | fān yì | to translate |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace |
| 机器人 | jī qì rén | robot |
Usage tips
- Large language models are almost always called 大模型 (dà mó xíng) in Chinese media and tech talk; 大语言模型 (dà yǔ yán mó xíng) is the fuller technical term.
- 提问 (tí wèn) does not take the person or thing being asked as a direct object, so say 向AI提问 (xiàng AI tí wèn) or simply 问AI (wèn AI).
- 机器人 (jī qì rén) covers both physical robots and software bots, so a chatbot is 聊天机器人 (liáo tiān jī qì rén), while 智能体 (zhì néng tǐ) is the term for an AI agent that carries out tasks for you.
Common mistakes
- Reading 模型 as mú xíng: in 模型 and 大模型 the character is mó, second tone; mú is the reading in words like 模样 (mú yàng), appearance.
- Using 幻想 (huàn xiǎng), fantasy or daydream, for AI making things up; the correct term is 幻觉 (huàn jué), hallucination.
- Saying 培训 (péi xùn) for training a model: 培训 is training people on a course, while models are 训练 (xùn liàn).
Mini dialogue
- A你平时用AI吗？Nǐ píng shí yòng AI ma?Do you use AI much?
- B用啊，我经常让它帮我翻译邮件。Yòng a, wǒ jīng cháng ràng tā bāng wǒ fān yì yóu jiàn.Yes, I often get it to translate emails for me.
- A它翻译得准吗？Tā fān yì de zhǔn ma?Are its translations accurate?
- B大部分没问题，不过有时候会出现幻觉。Dà bù fen méi wèn tí, bù guò yǒu shí hou huì chū xiàn huàn jué.Mostly fine, but sometimes it hallucinates.
- A那提示词要写清楚一点儿。Nà tí shì cí yào xiě qīng chu yī diǎnr.Then you need to write your prompts more clearly.
- B对，重要的东西我还是会自己检查一遍。Duì, zhòng yào de dōng xi wǒ hái shì huì zì jǐ jiǎn chá yī biàn.Right, and I still check anything important myself.
Example sentences
- 人工智能发展得太快了。AI is developing so fast.
- 你平时用AI吗？Do you use AI much?
- 现在很多公司都在做大模型。Lots of companies are building large models now.
- 这个聊天机器人回答得很快。This chatbot answers really quickly.
- 提示词写得好，回答就更好。The better the prompt, the better the answer.
- 你可以直接用中文提问。You can ask it questions directly in Chinese.
- 它几秒钟就生成了一张图。It generated a picture in a few seconds.
- AI有时候会出现幻觉。AI sometimes hallucinates.
- 智能体可以帮你订机票。An AI agent can book flights for you.
- 算法知道我喜欢看什么。The algorithm knows what I like to watch.
- 这个模型是用很多数据训练的。This model was trained on lots of data.
- 数据安全非常重要。Data security is really important.
- 我经常用AI翻译邮件。I often use AI to translate emails.
- AI会取代我的工作吗？Will AI replace my job?
- 这家餐厅用机器人送菜。This restaurant uses robots to bring the food.
Practise speaking
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