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自动

zì dòng · zi dong

Traditional 自動

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. automatic
  2. voluntarily
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The automatic door

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)门(mén)是(shì)自动(zìdòng)的(de)，你(nǐ)不用(bùyòng)推(tuī)。

    This door is automatic. You don't need to push.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)推(tuī)，它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)开(kāi)了(le)。

    I didn't push, and it opened by itself.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，自动门(zìdòngmén)。

    Right, an automatic door.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)灯(dēng)也(yě)是(shì)自动(zìdòng)的(de)，一(yī)开门(kāimén)就(jiù)亮(liàng)。

    The light at my home is automatic. It turns on when I open the door.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)灯(dēng)也(yě)自动(zìdòng)，不过(bùguò)是(shì)自动(zìdòng)坏(huài)。

    Mine is automatic too. It breaks automatically.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)扇(shàn)门(mén)会(huì)自(zì)动(dòng)打(dǎ)开(kāi)，不(bú)用(yòng)手(shǒu)推(tuī)。

This door opens automatically; you don't need to push it with your hands.

02

他(tā)自(zì)动(dòng)留(liú)下(xià)来(lái)加(jiā)班(bān)，帮(bāng)同(tóng)事(shì)完(wán)成(chéng)任(rèn)务(wù)。

He voluntarily stayed to work overtime and help his colleague finish the task.

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自
zì

(bound form) self; oneself; from; since

动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

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