硬件 yìngjiàn hardware
How to remember 硬件: 硬 firm + 件 measure word for clothes and items = hardware.
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How it is used
- Hardware (computing) - 硬件配置 (yìngjiàn pèizhì) hardware specs; 硬件设备 hardware equipment.
- Contrast 软件 (ruǎnjiàn, software); the pair is standard. Figuratively 硬件 also means physical infrastructure/facilities vs. 软件 = people/service quality.