数码

數碼

shùmǎ

noun HSK 4 #8,857

Meanings

1 digital
2 numerical

Characters

Number + code = numerical code, now widely used to mean digital.

Examples

这是一款新的数码相机。

Zhè shì yī kuǎn xīn de shùmǎ xiàngjī.

This is a new digital camera.

数码产品更新很快。

Shùmǎ chǎnpǐn gēngxīn hěn kuài.

Digital products update very quickly.

他喜欢逛数码市场。

Tā xǐhuan guàng shùmǎ shìchǎng.

He likes browsing digital electronics markets.

Tips

usage

数码 is used for consumer electronics. For abstract digital concepts, 数字 is also used: 数字化 (digitization).

Stroke Order

数 shù

码 mǎ