机 jī machine
machine; device; opportunity; moment
How to remember 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.
Component breakdown
机 = 木 tree + 几 how many
- 木 tree
- 几 how many
The inventor turns a tree trunk into who knows how many wooden gears and proudly builds her own coffee machine.
How it is used
- 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.
Words with 机
- 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
Example sentences
- 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.