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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

自动 [zìdòng]
  1. 1. adjective [主动的] voluntary
    自动让出座位
    voluntarily give up one's seat
  2. 2. adjective [机械的] automatic
    按下电钮,门会自动打开。
    When you press the button, the door will open automatically.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

自动 [zìdòng]
  1. 1. voluntarily; of one's own accord; automatically
    自动帮忙
    make a spontaneous offer of help
    自动参加
    participate voluntarily
  2. 2. automatic
    自动延长
    (of a lease, etc.) be automatically extended

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

自动 [zìdòng]
  1. 1. 主动
    自动报名。
    自动解除武装。
  2. 2. 形容不凭借人力而发出动作、产生变化
    自动熄灭。
    自动地开了。
  3. 3. (机器、装置等)能借助自身的控制系统进行工作的
    自动开关。
    自动调节温度。

Examples

热水器有自动控制功能,当水达到设定温度的时候就自动断电了。
The water heater has self-control functions and cuts off power after the water temperature reaches the setting.
自动除霜
auto-defrosting
自动对光
automatic focusing
自动加料
automatic feeding
自动解扣
automatic trip
这种灭火器的开关能自动开启。
The switch on this kind of fire extinguisher opens up automatically.
内线自动电话机
interphone
自动排版
automatic typesetting; automatic composition
自动失效
automatically cease to be in force
自动跳闸
automatic tripping

Word Decomposition


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