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程式設計 vs 编程

(computing) to program · Different wording

台灣 · Taiwan
程式設計 ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ · chéng shì shè jì
vs
大陆 · Mainland
编程 biān chéng · ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ

What differs, and by how much

Different wording The two terms share 程 in their simplified forms but are different words. In Taiwan the standard term is 程式設計; on the Mainland it is 编程 - both point at “(computing) to program”.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Education dictionaries record 程式設計、編程 for this concept. The Mainland standard is among them - the difference is which form each side makes the default.

Neither term carries an HSK or TOCFL level in this table - this pair is dictionary-recorded, not syllabus-derived.

Pair source: the OpenCC cross-strait conversion table, which maps each Mainland term to the form used in Taiwan.

Side by side

Taiwan · 台灣Mainland · 大陆
Written form 程式設計 编程
Reading ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄕㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ chéng shì shè jì biān chéng ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ
Senses (computing) to program (computing) to program; programming
Syllabus — —
MOE records 程式設計 · 編程
Dictionary not in the LinZi dictionary entry →
Audio —

In context

“编程” in a sentence
编程语言实际上就像一门外语。
A programming language is actually like a foreign language.

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