Definition
现代化 (xiàndàihuà) is a verb meaning 'to modernize' — it describes making something up-to-date with current technology or methods. The suffix 化 '-ize/-ification' turns the adjective 现代 (modern) into a verb, so you can attach it to any noun: 农业现代化 (modernize agriculture). It's a single word, not a phrase.
verb
to modernize
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 现代化。Zhè jiā gōngchǎng zhèngzài xiàn dài huà qí shēngchǎn shèbèi.This factory is modernizing its production equipment.
- 现代化。Zhèngfǔ jìhuà xiàn dài huà nóngcūn de jiāotōng xìtǒng.The government plans to modernize the rural transportation system.
- 现代化，。Wǒmen xūyào xiàn dài huà jiàoyù fāngfǎ, yǐ shìyìng xīn shídài.We need to modernize our teaching methods to adapt to the new era.
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