现代化 (xiàn dài huà) — to modernize
Definition
Verb meaning 'to modernize' — making something up-to-date in technology, methods, or systems. Also used as a noun ('modernization') for the broader process itself.
verb
to modernize
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 现代化。Zhè jiā gōng chǎng zhèng zài xiàn dài huà qí shēng chǎn shè bèi.This factory is modernizing its production equipment.
- 现代化。Zhèng fǔ jì huà xiàn dài huà nóng cūn de jiāo tōng xì tǒng.The government plans to modernize the rural transportation system.
- 现代化，。Wǒ men xū yào xiàn dài huà jiào yù fāng fǎ, yǐ shì yìng xīn shí dài.We need to modernize our teaching methods to adapt to the new era.
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