机 jī machine
machine; device; opportunity; moment
怎么记住“机”: 木 tree + 几 how many = machine. The inventor turns a tree trunk into who knows how many wooden gears and proudly builds her own coffee machine.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
机 = 木 tree + 几 how many
- 木 tree meaning
- 几 how many sound
The inventor turns a tree trunk into who knows how many wooden gears and proudly builds her own coffee machine.
How it came to be
The tree, for wood, gives the meaning, and the part on the right gives the sound.
用法
- Names machines and devices: 手机 (shǒujī) mobile phone, 飞机 (fēijī) airplane, 机器 (jīqì) machine.
- A second sense is 'opportunity/chance/moment': 机会 (jīhuì) opportunity, 机场 (jīchǎng) airport (a scheduled-flight ground), 时机 (shíjī) the right moment.
- 关机/开机 (guānjī/kāijī) mean to power a device off/on.
含“机”的词语
- 手机shǒujīmobile (cell) phoneHSK 1
- 飞机fēijīairplaneHSK 1
- 机场jīchǎngairportHSK 2
- 机票jīpiàoplane ticketHSK 2
- 机会jīhuìchanceHSK 3
- 司机sījīdriverHSK 3
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a machine or device)HSK 3
- 开机kāijīto start an engineHSK 3
- 洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machineHSK 3
- 相机xiàngjīcamera (short for 照相机)HSK 3
- 耳机ěrjīheadphonesHSK 3
- 打印机dǎyìnjīprinterHSK 4
- 登机dēngjīto board a planeHSK 4
- 转机zhuǎnjīa turn for the betterHSK 4
- 机器jīqìmachineHSK 5
- 机器人jīqìrénrobotHSK 5
- 机构jīgòumechanismHSK 5
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputerHSK 5
- 动机dòngjīmotiveHSK 6
- 危机wēijīcrisisHSK 6
- 时机shíjīopportunityHSK 6
- 有机yǒujīorganicHSK 6
- 机制jīzhìmachine-processedHSK 6
- 机动车jīdòngchēmotor vehicleHSK 6
- 机械jīxièmachineHSK 6
- 机遇jīyùopportunityHSK 6
- 可乘之机kěchéngzhījīan opportunity that someoneHSK 7
- 商机shāngjībusiness opportunityHSK 7
- 客机kèjīpassenger planeHSK 7
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradioHSK 7
- 机关jīguānmechanismHSK 7
- 机动jīdònglocomotiveHSK 7
- 机密jīmìsecretHSK 7
- 生机shēngjīopportunity to liveHSK 7
- 随机suíjīaccording to the situationHSK 7
- 伺机sìjīto wait for an opportunityHSK 8
- 契机qìjīopportunityHSK 8
- 当机立断dāngjī-lìduànto make prompt decisions (idiom)HSK 8
- 投机tóujīcongenialHSK 8
- 转机zhuǎnjī(to take) a turn for the betterHSK 8
例句
- 机会来了。 Jīhuì lái le.A good opportunity presented itself.
- 飞机九点起飞。 Fēijī jiǔ diǎn qǐfēi.The airplane departs at 9:00.
- 请把它拿给司机。 Qǐng bǎ tā ná gěi sījī.Please give it to the driver.
- 飞机降落了。 Fēijī jiàngluò le.The plane has landed.