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    Expressing 'digital' with 数字 (shùzì)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    数字 + Noun

    Explanation

    数字 (shùzì) literally means "number" or "digit," but in modern usage it frequently serves as an adjective meaning "digital." It is widely used in technology and business contexts, such as 数字市场 (digital market) or 数字化 (digitization). It modifies nouns directly without 的.

    Examples

    • 数字技术正在改变我们的生活方式。

      Shùzì jìshù zhèngzài gǎibiàn wǒmen de shēnghuó fāngshì.

      Digital technology is changing our way of life.

    • 越来越多的企业开始进行数字化转型。

      Yuè lái yuè duō de qǐyè kāishǐ jìnxíng shùzìhuà zhuǎnxíng.

      More and more enterprises are beginning to undergo digital transformation.

    • 欧盟通过了新的数字市场法规。

      Ōuméng tōngguò le xīn de shùzì shìchǎng fǎguī.

      The EU has passed new digital market regulations.

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