zi6 dung6 faa3自動化自动化
Jyutpingzi6 dung6 faa3
Yalejih duhng fa
Definition
Automation; a system or process controlled by technology rather than manual human operation to reduce costs and errors.
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How it's used
Used primarily in professional, technical, or industrial contexts to describe systems that replace manual labor. While it is a loan translation from English, it is standard in Hong Kong business and engineering discussions. It is rarely used to describe simple household habits or personal routines.
Examples
This factory has already fully automated.
Do you think this process can be automated?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone who is acting like a robot or doing something mindlessly, as it specifically refers to mechanical or digital systems rather than human behavior.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
