How to say “digitize” in Chinese

数字化
shùzìhuà

digitize; digitalization

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Network and devices”

“Digitize” in Chinese is 数字化, shù zì huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

数字化 is read shù zì huà: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
huà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

数
shù — number

Its second reading is shǔ, “count”.

字
zì — sign, character

宀 “roof” and 子 “child”. In 名字 it is read with the neutral tone: zi.

化
huà — transform, change

On the left, 亻 “person”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “数字化”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 数字化. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 图书馆把大量旧报纸数字化了,读者在网上就能查到。túshūguǎnbǎdàliàngjiùbàozhǐshùzìhuàle,dúzhězàiwǎngshangjiùnéngchádàoThe library has digitized a large number of old newspapers — readers can find them right online.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “digitize” in Chinese?

“Digitize” in Chinese is 数字化, pinyin shùzìhuà.

What does 数字化 mean?

数字化 (shùzìhuà) means “digitize; digitalization”.

How do you write 数字化?

数字化 is 3 characters: 数 (shù) — number; 字 (zì) — sign, character; 化 (huà) — transform, change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 数字化?

数字化 is read shùzìhuà. Tones: shù — fourth tone, zì — fourth tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“digitize” in the lesson “Artificial intelligence”

This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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