手动 (shǒu dòng) — manual, manually operated
Definition
Adjective meaning 'manual / hand-operated' (a 手动 transmission, 手动 focus). Don't confuse with 手册 or 说明书 ('manual' the book); 手工 means 'handicraft'.
adjective
manualmanually operated
Examples
- 手动。Zhè shì shǒu dòng gōng zuò tái.This is a manual workbench.
- 手动。Tā gèng xǐ huan shǒu dòng dǎng de chē.He prefers cars with manual transmission.
- 手动。Xiàng jī de shǒu dòng duì jiāo fēi cháng jīng zhǔn.The camera's manual focus is very accurate.
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