智能化 (zhì néng huā) — (verb) to make intelligent, to smarten (a system or device); (noun) intelligentization, the process of becoming smart

Definition

Refers to making a system or device smart (verb) or the process of becoming smart (noun), typically through AI or automation. A common buzzword in industry, tech, and policy writing.

verb
to make intelligentto smarten (a system or device)
noun
intelligentizationthe process of becoming smart

Examples

  • 智能化。
    Gōng chǎng zhèng zài zhú bù shí xiàn shēng chǎn xiàn de zhì néng huā.
    The factory is gradually realizing the intelligentization of its production line.
  • 智能化。
    Zhè ge xiǎo qū tōng guò zhì néng huā tí gāo le ān quán shuǐ píng.
    This residential area improved its safety level through intelligentization.
  • 智能化。
    Tā men jì huà zhì néng huā zhěng gè wù liú xì tǒng.
    They plan to smarten the entire logistics system.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

智能intelligence
智zhìwisdom能néngability
联合Side by side
化huàmake into

智能 means intelligence, and 化 forms a process of making something intelligent.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The early form 智 used 大 (adult), 口 (mouth), and 子 (child): an adult speaking to pass knowledge to a child.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

能 is an old picture of a bear, showing two paws and a face with an open mouth.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

化 shows two person figures, one upright and one upside down, to give the idea of reversal or change.

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