机器
jīqìTraditional: 機器
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Translation
machine
Word origin
A compound of 机 (jī, mechanism, machine) and 器 (qì, implement, device), two related senses together meaning a machine.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 机 (jī, mechanism) + 器 (qì, device)
Stroke order
机
器
Examples
台。
This machine has broken down.
厂。
There are many big machines in the factory.
省。
This kind of machine can save a lot of time.
修台。
He is repairing a machine.
。
Machines have replaced a lot of manual labour.
机器 (jī qì) is the general word for a machine, any powered device that does mechanical work. It underlies modern terms such as 机器人 (robot).
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