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자동 meaning and pronunciation
jadong · automatic operation; automatic movement
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 70798- 1.
기계 등이 일정한 장치에 의해 스스로 작동함.
English: automatic operation; automatic movement — The act of a machine, etc., operating by itself by a certain device.
Examples
- 자동 승강기.
- 자동 응답기.
- 자동 장치.
- 자동으로 꺼지다.
- 자동으로 움직이다.
- 자동으로 작동하다.
- 2.
일이나 행동 등이 일정한 절차 없이 바로 이루어짐.
English: being automatic — A state in which work, an action, etc., is done immediately without going through a certain process.
Examples
- 자동 교체.
- 자동 말소.
- 자동 제적.
- 자동 포기.
- 자동 해고.
- 나는 등록금을 내지 않아서 학교에서 자동 제적을 당했다.
- Origin
- 自動
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