自動

See also: 自动

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (自動)		自	動
simp. (自动)		自	动

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìdòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi⁶ dung⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): du⁵ uung⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ-thung

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ci⁴ tung⁴

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chū-tōng / chīr-tǒng / chīr-tōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ze⁶ dong⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìdòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhdòng
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-tung⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-dùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhdonq
    • Palladius: цзыдун (czydun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ dung⁶
    • Yale: jih duhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ dung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² tʊŋ²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: du⁵ uung⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³² ɵŋ³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ-thung
    • Hakka Romanization System: cii tung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci⁴ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ tʰuŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ci⁴ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chū-tōng
    • Tâi-lô: tsū-tōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuxdong
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-tǒng
    • Tâi-lô: tsīr-tǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² tɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chīr-tōng
    • Tâi-lô: tsīr-tōng
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sɯ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ze⁶ dong⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ̆ tŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ toŋ³⁵/

Adjective

自動

1. (attributive) automatic

   自動沖洗／自动冲洗  ―  zìdòng chōngxǐ  ―  automatic flush

   自動步行道／自动步行道  ―  zìdòng bùxíngdào  ―  automatic walkway

   自動充值機／自动充值机  ―  zìdòng chōngzhíjī  ―  add value machine

   自動檢票機／自动检票机  ―  zìdòng jiǎnpiàojī  ―  self-service check-in

   自動查詢機／自动查询机  ―  zìdòng cháxúnjī  ―  self-service information

   自動體外除顫器／自动体外除颤器  ―  zìdòng tǐwài chúchànqì  ―  automated external defibrillator

2. voluntary; of one's own accord; on one's initiative; spontaneous

Synonyms

• (voluntary): 主動／主动 (zhǔdòng)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “automatic”): 手動／手动 (shǒudòng)

Coordinate terms

• (automatic): 半自動／半自动 (bànzìdòng), 全自動／全自动 (quánzìdòng)

Adverb

自動

1. automatically
2. voluntarily; of one's own accord; on one's initiative; spontaneously

Synonyms

• (voluntarily): 主動／主动 (zhǔdòng), 自行 (zìxíng)

Derived terms

• 全自動／全自动 (quánzìdòng)
• 半自動／半自动 (bànzìdòng)
• 自動化／自动化 (zìdònghuà)
• 自動取款機／自动取款机 (zìdòng qǔkuǎnjī)
• 自動售貨機／自动售货机 (zìdòng shòuhuòjī)
• 自動回復／自动回复
• 自動完成／自动完成 (zìdòng wánchéng)
• 自動手諭／自动手谕 (zìdòng shǒuyù)
• 自動扶梯／自动扶梯 (zìdòng fútī)
• 自動控制／自动控制
• 自動排擋／自动排挡 (zìdòng páidǎng)
• 自動樓梯／自动楼梯 (zìdòng lóutī)
• 自動櫃員機／自动柜员机 (zìdòng guìyuánjī)
• 自動步槍／自动步枪 (zìdòng bùqiāng)
• 自動波／自动波 (zìdòngbō)
• 自動生產線／自动生产线
• 自動販賣機／自动贩卖机 (zìdòng fànmàijī)
• 自動車／自动车 (zìdòngchē)
• 自動鉛筆／自动铅笔 (zìdòng qiānbǐ)
• 自動鏈梯／自动链梯
• 自動門／自动门 (zìdòngmén)
• 自動電梯／自动电梯
• 自動駕駛／自动驾驶 (zìdòng jiàshǐ)
• 自動駕駛儀／自动驾驶仪 (zìdòng jiàshǐyí)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	動
じ Grade: 2	どう Grade: 3
goon	kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
自働 (uncommon)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じどー [jìdóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑido̞ː]

Noun

自(じ)動(どう) • (jidō) 

1. automatic movement, automatic functioning

   Antonym: 手動 (shudō)

2. (grammar) intransitive verb (Abbreviation of 自動詞.)

   Antonym: 他動 (tadō)

Derived terms

• 自動(じどう)生成(せいせい) (jidō seisei)
• 自動(じどう)販売機(はんばいき) (jidō hanbaiki): vending machine
• 自動(じどう)演奏機(えんそうき) (jidō ensōki): jukebox
• 自動(じどう)変速機(へんそくき) (jidō hensokuki): automatic transmission, AT
• 現金(げんきん)自動(じどう)預払機(あずけばらいき) (genkin jidō azukebaraiki): ATM

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
自	動

Noun

自動 • (jadong) (hangeul 자동)

1. hanja form^? of 자동 (“automatic”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
自	動

Adjective

自動

1. chữ Hán form of tự động (“automatic, spontaneous”).