机 (jī): machine, opportunity
机 (jī) is a Chinese character meaning “machine, opportunity.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (structural) and 几 (structural). It ranks #111 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 机 a table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 条 (tiáo, strip), 来 (lái, to come).
Definitions
- machine, opportunity
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰木几 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 机
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 机会noun | jī huì | opportunity | 3 |
| 飞机noun | fēi jī | airplane | 1 |
| 手机noun | shǒu jī | cell phone | 1 |
| 机器noun | jī qì | machine | 5 |
| 机场noun | jī chǎng | airport | 2 |
| 司机noun | sī jī | chauffeur | 3 |
| 机器人noun | jī qì rén | robot | 5 |
| 机构noun | jī gòu | mechanism | 5 |
| 动机noun | dòng jī | motive | 6 |
| 时机noun | shí jī | opportunity | 6 |
| 危机noun | wēi jī | crisis | 6 |
| 相机noun | xiàng jī | camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机) | 3 |
| 机票noun | jī piào | plane ticket | 2 |
| 计算机noun | jì suàn jī | computer | 5 |
| 机械noun/adjective | jī xiè | machine | 6 |
| 登机verb | dēng jī | to board a plane | 4 |
| 耳机noun | ěr jī | headphones | 3 |
| 关机verb | guān jī | to turn off (a machine or device) | 3 |
| 有机adjective | yǒu jī | organic | 6 |
| 机遇noun | jī yù | opportunity | 6 |
| 洗衣机noun | xǐ yī jī | washing machine | 3 |
| 转机verb | zhuǎn jī | (to take) a turn for the better | 4 |
| 机制noun | jī zhì | mechanism | 6 |
| 开机verb | kāi jī | to start an engine | 3 |
| 打印机noun | dǎ yìn jī | printer | 4 |
| 机动车noun | jī dòng chē | motor vehicle | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直升机noun | zhí shēng jī | helicopter |
| 机密adjective | jī mì | secret |
| 摄像机noun | shè xiàng jī | video camera |
| 收音机 | shōu yīn jī | radio |
| 扳机noun | bān jī | (gun) trigger |
| 电视机 | diàn shì jī | television set |
| 随机verb | suí jī | according to the situation |
| 摄影机noun | shè yǐng jī | (old) camera |
| 照相机noun | zhào xiàng jī | camera |
| 机关noun | jī guān | mechanism |
| 发动机 | fā dòng jī | engine |
| 战机noun | zhàn jī | opportunity in a battle |
| 机长noun | jī zhǎng | (aviation) pilot-in-command |
| 发电机 | fā diàn jī | electricity generator |
机 appears in 143 compound words: 30 as the first character, 66 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 机 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (35)
(idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
Showing 12 of 35 idioms containing 机.
Example Sentences
这台机器已经运行了十年，需要尽快更换新的设备。
Zhè tái jīqì yǐjīng yùnxíng le shí nián, xūyào jǐnkuài gēnghuàn xīn de shèbèi.
This machine has been running for ten years and needs to be replaced with new equipment as soon as possible.
春晚引爆机器人热潮!上百股或受益,节前逾20亿抢筹...
chūn wǎn yǐn bào jī qì rén rè cháo ! shǎng bǎi gǔ huò shòu yì , jié qián yú yì qiāng chóu . . .
Spring Festival Gala triggered robot boom! Hundreds of shares or benefit, more than 2 billion before the festival...
日本一处地下水有机氟化合物超标约2000倍
rì běn yī chǔ dì xià shuǐ yǒu jī 氟 huā gě wù chāo biāo yāo bèi
A groundwater in Japan exceeded the organic fluorine compound limit by about 2,000 times.
与沈腾马丽一起“搭戏”的机器人,还藏着这样的技术突..
yú 沈 téng mǎ lí yī qǐ dā xì de jī qì rén , hái zàng zhe zhè yàng de jì shù tū . .
With Shen Teng Ma Li with the "play" robot, but also hides such a technologi...
中国智造硬核力 春晚·机器·人
zhōng guó zhì zào yìng hé lì chūn wǎn jī qì rén
China Intellectual Hardcore Power Spring Festival - Machine - Man
暖意融融 走进上海机场建设者小镇
nuǎn yì róng róng zǒu jìn shǎng hǎi jī chǎng jiàn shè zhě xiǎo zhèn
Warmth and warmth into the town of Shanghai airport builders
你乘飞机还是乘火车去？
Nǐ chéng fēijī háishì chéng huǒchē qù?
Are you going by air or by train?
你能用这台相机帮我们拍张照吗？
Nǐ néng yòng zhè tái xiàngjī bāng wǒmen pāi zhāng zhào ma?
Would you take a picture of us with this camera?
我怎么可能是机器人呢？机器人不会做梦。
Wǒ zěnme kěnéng shì jīqìrén ne? jīqìrén bù huì zuòmèng.
How could I be a robot? Robots don't dream.
他那样做有什么动机？
Tā nàyàng zuò yǒu shénme dòngjī?
What was his motive for doing it?
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