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数码

shù mǎ · shu ma

Traditional 數碼

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. number
  2. numerals
  3. figures
  4. digital
  5. amount
  6. numerical code
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In a conversation

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Grandpa's old camera

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is in your hand?

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)爷爷(yéye)的(de)老(lǎo)相机(xiàngjī)，要(yào)用(yòng)胶卷(jiāojuǎn)。

    It's grandpa's old camera. It needs film.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)用(yòng)数码(shùmǎ)相机(xiàngjī)啦(la)。

    Everyone uses digital cameras now.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)一张(yīzhāng)都(dōu)没(méi)拍(pāi)，我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)放(fàng)胶卷(jiāojuǎn)。

    I haven't taken one shot. I don't know how to load the film.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)去(qù)买(mǎi)个(gè)数码(shùmǎ)的(de)吧(ba)。

    Then go and buy a digital one first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)要(yào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)自(zì)己(jǐ)买(mǎi)一(yí)个(gè)新(xīn)照(zhào)相(xiàng)机(jī)，这(zhè)次(cì)要(yào)数(shù)码(mǎ)的(de)。

I'm going to buy myself a new camera, digital this time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)卖(mài)的(de)数(shù)码(mǎ)产(chǎn)品(pǐn)价(jià)格(gé)很(hěn)实(shí)惠(huì)。

The digital products sold at this store are very reasonably priced.

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