现代化
xiàndàihuà
modernization
Part of speech · noun / verb
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Examples
- 这家工厂实现了现代化生产。This factory has achieved modernized production.
- 农业现代化是一个重要目标。Agricultural modernization is an important goal.
Collocations
实现现代化农业现代化现代化建设现代化城市
Mnemonic
现代 xiàndài "modern" + 化 huà "-ize, to become": to become modern, i.e. modernization. The suffix 化 forms "-ization" nouns of change: 自动化 (automation), 城市化 (urbanization), 国际化 (internationalization).
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自动化城市化工业化国际化
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