数码

數碼

shùmǎ

noun HSK 4 #8,857

Meanings

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

Zhè shì yī kuǎn xīn de shùmǎ xiàngjī.

This is a new digital camera.

Shùmǎ chǎnpǐn gēngxīn hěn kuài.

Digital products update very quickly.

Tā xǐhuan guàng shùmǎ shìchǎng.

He likes browsing digital electronics markets.

usage

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

数 shù

码 mǎ