投机
Old HSK 6
投机 (tóujī) · to get along well
投机 (tóujī) means “to get along well; to speculate”. It is written with 2 characters: 投 (to throw) + 机 (machine). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 投机 is built
The characters
投 tóu · to throw
What 投 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们俩聊得很投机。Wǒmen liǎ liáo de hěn tóujī.The two of us really hit it off.
他喜欢投机，不喜欢踏实工作。Tā xǐhuan tóujī, bù xǐhuan tāshi gōngzuò.He likes to speculate rather than work steadily.
Questions about 投机
What does 投机 mean?
投机 (tóujī) means “to get along well; to speculate”.
How do you pronounce 投机?
投机 is pronounced tóujī.
Which HSK level is 投机?
投机 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 投入tóurùto put into
- 投诉tóusùto complain
- 投资tóuzīto invest
- 投票tóupiàoto vote
- 投降tóuxiángto surrender
- 投掷tóuzhìto throw
- 投tóuto throw
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
Learn 投机 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 182: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.