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机

jī

HSK 1 Character Traditional 機

What 机 means

1. bound formmachine; mechanism
2. bound formaircraft
3. bound forman opportunity
4. bound formcrucial point; pivot
5. bound formquick-witted; flexible
6. bound formorganic

Other readings

机 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jīsurname Ji

Example sentences

• 好时机。
  Nice timing.
• 飞机快来了
  Fēijī kuài lái le
  The plane is arriving.
• 这是机密。
  Zhè shì jīmì.
  It's confidential.
• 关闭电视机
  Guānbì diànshìjī
  Turn off the TV.
• 机场很近。
  The airport is close at hand.
• 几点登机？
  What's the boarding time?

Words starting with 机

• 机会jī huìopportunity; chance; occasion
• 机场jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for…
• 机器jī qìmachine
• 机构jī gòumechanism; structure; organization
• 机关jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment…
• 机械jī xièmachine; machinery; mechanical
• 机遇jī yùopportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
• 机密jī mìsecret; classified; classified information; secret
• 机动jī dònglocomotive; motorized; power-driven
• 机灵jī lingalert; quick-witted; lively
• 机智jī zhìquick-witted; resourceful
• 机制jī zhìmechanism
• 机票jī piàoplane ticket; airline ticket
• 机器人jī qì rénrobot; android
• 机动车jī dòng chēmotor vehicle
• 机子jī zimachine; device
• 机房jī fángmachine room; engine room; computer room
• 机电jī diànmachinery and power-generating equipment; electromechanical
• 机车jī chēlocomotive; train engine car; (colloquial) motorcycle; (Taiwan) scooter; motorcycle
• 机枪jī qiāngmachine gun
• 机型jī xíngthe specific model of a machine (e.g. cell phone model, laptop model, aircraft model)
• 机组jī zǔflight crew (on a plane); unit (apparatus)
• 机缘jī yuánchance; opportunity; destiny
• 机身jī shēnbody of a vehicle or machine; fuselage of a plane

Words containing 机

• 飞机fēi jīairplane
• 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
• 司机sī jīchauffeur; driver
• 照相机zhào xiàng jīcamera
• 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer
• 登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass
• 危机wēi jīcrisis
• 收音机shōu yīn jīradio
• 时机shí jīopportunity; opportune moment
• 动机dòng jīmotive; motivation
• 投机tóu jīcongenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer
• 生机shēng jīopportunity to live; hope of success; vigor; vitality
• 计算机jì suàn jīcomputer; (Taiwan) calculator
• 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机; at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow
• 电视机diàn shì jītelevision set
• 发动机fā dòng jīengine; motor
• 打印机dǎ yìn jīprinter
• 耳机ěr jīheadphones; earphones; telephone receiver
• 录音机lù yīn jī(tape) recording machine; tape recorder
• 有机yǒu jīorganic
• 摄像机shè xiàng jīvideo camera
• 主机zhǔ jīmain engine; (military) lead aircraft; (computing) host computer
• 随机suí jīaccording to the situation; pragmatic; random
• 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film

Characters that look like 机

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 权quánauthority; power; right
• 执zhíto execute (a plan); to grasp
• 批pīto ascertain; to act on; to criticize
• 抓zhuāto grab; to catch; to arrest
• 轨guǐ(bound form) rail; track; course; path
• 杠gàngcoffin-bearing pole (old); thick pole; bar; rod; thick line

Sounds the same

Read jī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 鸡fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 击to hit; to strike; to break
• 基(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry)…
• 积to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math) product (the result of multiplication)…
• 激to arouse; to incite; to excite
• 圾used in 垃圾; Taiwan pr. sè
• 肌(bound form) flesh; muscle
• 饥(bound form) hungry
• 缉to seize; to arrest; Taiwan pr. qì
• 讥to ridicule
• 姬woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)
• 奇odd (number)