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Automatic in Chinese: 自动 (zì dòng)

zì dòng

automatic

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 自動2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1automatic
  2. 2voluntarily

Stroke order

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自
动

Zhuyin

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄨㄥˋ

dòng

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

自动

Simplified

自動

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 自动售货机在那边。

    zì dòng shòu huò jī zài nà biān。

    The vending machines are over there.

  • 我电脑自动关机了。

    wǒ diàn nǎo zì dòng guān jī le。

    My computer shut down automatically.

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Related words

动

dòng

(of sth) to move

自

zì

self

运动

yùn dòng

to move

动物

dòng wù

animal

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

动作

dòng zuò

movement

感动

gǎn dòng

to move (sb)

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

主动

zhǔ dòng

to take the initiative

自然

zì rán

nature

各自

gè zì

each

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