手机 shǒujī mobile (cell) phone
How to remember 手机: 手 hand + 机 machine = mobile (cell) phone.
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How it is used
- Mobile / cell phone - 手机号 (shǒujī hào) phone number, 玩手机 mess around on one's phone.
- Literally 'hand machine'; a landline is 电话 or 座机.
- Counted with 部 or 个: 一部手机.
Example sentences
- 给我你的手机。 Gěi wǒ nǐ de shǒujī.Give me your phone.
- 这部手机可以拨打国际电话。 Zhè bù shǒujī kěyǐ bōdǎ guójì diànhuà.This cell phone can make international calls.
- 手机一打开，他就接到一连串的短信． Shǒujī yī dǎkāi, tā jiù jiē dào yīliánchuàn de duǎnxìn.The moment his cell phone was turned on, he received a series of text messages.