字串

zìchuàn

noun

Meanings

HSK 5

请输入一个不超过20个字元的字串。

Qǐng shūrù yí ge bù chāoguò èrshí gè zìyuán de zìchuàn.

Please enter a string no longer than 20 characters.

HSK 7-9

这个函数返回一个字串。

Zhège hánshù fǎnhuí yí ge zìchuàn.

This function returns a string.

usage

Taiwanese tech terminology. Mainland programmers say 字符串 (zìfúchuàn). Same data type, different term - like 软体/软件 for 'software.'

memory

字 (character) + 串 (string/skewer) - characters skewered together in a row, just like the 串 in 羊肉串 (lamb skewer).

字 zì

串 chuàn