Meaning
machine; opportunity; secret
Chinese: 机器、机会，也指机密或关键。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 机 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
- 飞机fēi jīairplane
- 机场jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
- 机票jī piàoplane ticket; airline ticket
- 电视机diàn shì jītelevision set
Example Sentence
我的手机没电了。Wǒ de shǒu jī méi diàn le.My cellphone is out of battery.
我WǒI的deof手机shǒu jīcell phone没电méi diàndischarged了le(completed action)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The tree/wood radical 木 plus 几 (jī, sound): originally a wooden device — ‘machine, engine; opportunity; a crucial point; quick-witted’. Simplified from 機.
A way to remember it
Wood (木) + the sound 几 — a machine; an opportunity.