No. 446 in Chinese
现代化
Modernization.
In a sentence
我们需要努力推动乡村地区的现代化。
We need to work hard to promote the modernization of rural areas.
In this sentence, '现代化' is used as a noun to indicate the concept of modernization, referring to the process of updating or developing rural areas.
这座城市的基础设施非常现代化。
The infrastructure of this city is very modernized.
Here, '现代化' is used as an adjective to describe something that has reached a state of being modern, applied to the city's infrastructure.
公司计划对生产线进行现代化改造。
The company plans to modernize its production line.
In this example, '现代化' is used in a verb structure to signify the act of modernizing something, specifically the production line in this case.
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