数字鸿沟

數字鴻溝

shùzìhónggōu

noun

Meanings

1 digital divide
2 gap in access to digital technology

Characters

character, digit

Examples

老年人是数字鸿沟的主要受害者。

Lǎoniánrén shì shùzì hónggōu de zhǔyào shòuhàizhě.

The elderly are the main victims of the digital divide.

疫情期间，数字鸿沟问题尤其突出。

Yìqíng qījiān, shùzì hónggōu wèntí yóuqí tūchū.

During the pandemic, the digital divide became especially visible.

政府推出适老化改造，缩小数字鸿沟。

Zhèngfǔ tuīchū shì lǎo huà gǎizào, suōxiǎo shùzì hónggōu.

The government has rolled out senior-friendly redesigns to narrow the digital divide.

Tips

usage

Often used of the elderly struggling with health-code apps, QR-code payments, and online banking. 跨越数字鸿沟 (bridge the digital divide) is a fixed collocation.

Stroke Order

数 shù

字 zì

鸿 hóng

沟 gōu