自动(zì dòng): automatic
automatic
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 自动 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Example sentences
How 自动 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
自动售货机在那边。
zì dòng shòu huò jī zài nà biān
The vending machines are over there.
我电脑自动关机了。
wǒ diàn nǎo zì dòng guān jī le
My computer shut down automatically.
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