自动化
zìdònghuà
automation
Part of speech · noun / verb
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Examples
- 工厂实现了生产自动化。The factory has achieved production automation.
- 自动化减少了人力成本。Automation reduced labor costs.
Collocations
生产自动化办公自动化自动化设备自动化系统
Mnemonic
自动 "automatic" + 化 "-ization": making something automatic, i.e. automation. Same as the Korean word ja-dong-hwa (自動化). 化 is a suffix meaning "to turn into" (现代化 modernization, 国际化 globalization). The process of machines replacing human hands.
Related
自动机械化智能化现代化
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What does the suffix 化 mean?