<p>China software company use:</p>
<p>1, 2, 3...</p>
<p>I, II, III...</p>
<p>alpha, beta</p>
<p>内测版, 公测版</p>
<p>I am a developer.</p>

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2020-10-29T16:39:12.427Z
2020-10-29T16:39:12.427Z
sfy
<p>Don't use the Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches,they are rarely used and hard to understand.</p>
<p>You can translate &quot;alpha version&quot; as 测试版.</p>

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2020-10-29T13:41:11.657Z
Thank you! And the "beta version" would be...?
Rodrigo
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2020-10-29T13:48:50.767Z
You can translate "beta version" as "测试版" too.You can thanslate "Alpha version" as "Alpha版" and translate "Beta version" as "Beta版"."Alpha" and "Beta" doesn't have a chinese word for them.
shawn_xu
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2020-10-29T13:51:22.247Z
I see. And what about something like 第一版、第二版？
Rodrigo
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2020-10-29T13:54:44.627Z
"第一版" means "First edition" and "第二版" means "Second Edition"
shawn_xu
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2020-10-29T14:31:42.697Z
“alpha” has a transliteration word of “阿尔法” and “beta” has a transliteration word of “贝塔”,but most people use their English name as software enumeration.
shawn_xu
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2020-10-29T15:18:37.620Z
I'm thinking maybe "第一尝试 App" and "第二尝试 App" with the real name (instead of "App") using the Latin letters. That's to emphasize it's just a prototype.
Rodrigo
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2020-10-29T22:56:22.467Z
Use “测试版” att he end of the version code.Like “v0.2.1 测试版”
shawn_xu
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2020-10-29T22:58:09.297Z
I don't think the 天干 are rarely used or hard to understand, at least the first four (甲乙丙丁). Probably not the best translations for alpha/beta testing though, which have specific meanings beyond simply "first/second".
Lionel Rowe
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2020-10-29T13:39:02.600Z
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shawn_xu
<p>In Chinese software industry, people usually avoid using Roman numbers in version numbers. You'd better translate them into corresponding Chinese characters.<br />
For alpha and beta versions, you have two alternative solutions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Translate them into &quot;内测版&quot; (&quot;internal test version&quot;) and &quot;公测版&quot; (&quot;public test version&quot;), respectively.</li>
<li>Leave them as they are, i.e. &quot;alpha&quot; and &quot;beta&quot;.</li>
</ol>
<p>For example, &quot;Version III&quot; is translated into &quot;第三版&quot; (&quot;Third Version&quot;), &quot;1.0.0-alpha&quot; can be left as it is.</p>

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2020-11-03T02:01:46.360Z
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Winfred Huang
<p>In English I can do:</p>
<ul>
<li>1, 2, 3...</li>
<li>I, II, III...</li>
<li>alpha, beta... (for instance, the &quot;alpha version&quot; of a software)</li>
</ul>
<p>What options are available for enumerations in Chinese? Specially to identify versions of not yet released software?</p>
<ul>
<li>一，二，三...</li>
<li>?</li>
</ul>
<p>I know Chinese use the Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches for enumerations. Is this the best way to describe initial versions of a software? I only need to translate <em>alpha</em> and <em>beta</em> right now.</p>

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Is there an equivalent of "alpha, beta..." for enumeration of software in Chinese?
# Is there an equivalent of "alpha, beta..." for enumeration of software in Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-29)

In English I can do:

* 1, 2, 3...
* I, II, III...
* alpha, beta... (for instance, the "alpha version" of a software)

What options are available for enumerations in Chinese? Specially to identify versions of not yet released software?

* 一，二，三...
* ?

I know Chinese use the Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches for enumerations. Is this the best way to describe initial versions of a software? I only need to translate *alpha* and *beta* right now.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-10-29. Score: 3

China software company use:

1, 2, 3...

I, II, III...

alpha, beta

内测版, 公测版

I am a developer.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-10-29. Score: 1

Don't use the Ten Celestial Stems and Twelve Earthly Branches,they are rarely used and hard to understand.

You can translate "alpha version" as 测试版.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you! And the "beta version" would be...?  
> **username_2**: You can translate "beta version" as "测试版" too.You can thanslate "Alpha version" as "Alpha版" and translate "Beta version" as "Beta版"."Alpha" and "Beta" doesn't have a chinese word for them.  
> **username_0**: I see. And what about something like 第一版、第二版？  
> **username_2**: "第一版" means "First edition" and "第二版" means "Second Edition"  
> **username_2**: “alpha” has a transliteration word of “阿尔法” and “beta” has a transliteration word of “贝塔”,but most people use their English name as software enumeration.  
> **username_0**: I'm thinking maybe "第一尝试 App" and "第二尝试 App" with the real name (instead of "App") using the Latin letters. That's to emphasize it's just a prototype.  
> **username_2**: Use “测试版” att he end of the version code.Like “v0.2.1 测试版”  
> **username_3**: I don't think the 天干 are rarely used or hard to understand, at least the first four (甲乙丙丁). Probably not the best translations for alpha/beta testing though, which have specific meanings beyond simply "first/second".  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-11-03. Score: 1

In Chinese software industry, people usually avoid using Roman numbers in version numbers. You'd better translate them into corresponding Chinese characters.  
For alpha and beta versions, you have two alternative solutions:

1. Translate them into "内测版" ("internal test version") and "公测版" ("public test version"), respectively.
2. Leave them as they are, i.e. "alpha" and "beta".

For example, "Version III" is translated into "第三版" ("Third Version"), "1.0.0-alpha" can be left as it is.


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