手动

手動

shǒudòng

adjective HSK 7 #9,669

Meanings

1 manual; hand-operated

Characters

to move; to operate

Literally 'hand-operated' — the opposite of 自动 (automatic).

Examples

这辆车是手动挡的。

Zhè liàng chē shì shǒudòng dǎng de.

This car has a manual transmission.

你需要手动设置。

Nǐ xūyào shǒudòng shèzhì.

You need to set it up manually.

Tips

usage

手动 vs. 自动 (zìdòng, automatic) is a common pair. 手动挡 = manual transmission, 自动挡 = automatic transmission. In tech contexts: 手动更新 = manual update, 自动更新 = auto-update.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

动 dòng