自动
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
自动 (zìdòng) · automatic
自动 (zìdòng) means “automatic; automatically”. It is written with 2 characters: 自 (from) + 动 (to move). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 自动 is built
The characters
自 zì · from
What 自 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
门会自动打开。Mén huì zìdòng dǎkāi.The door opens automatically.
这是一台自动洗衣机。Zhè shì yī tái zìdòng xǐyījī.This is an automatic washing machine.
Questions about 自动
What does 自动 mean?
自动 (zìdòng) means “automatic; automatically”.
How do you pronounce 自动?
自动 is pronounced zìdòng.
Which HSK level is 自动?
自动 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 来自láizìto come from
- 自己zìjǐoneself
- 自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
- 自由zìyóufreedom
- 各自gèzìeach
- 亲自qīnzìpersonally
- 自从zìcóngsince
- 自觉zìjuéself-disciplined
- 自然zìránnature
Learn 自动 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.