机会
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机会 (jīhuì) · chance
机会 (jīhuì) means “chance; opportunity”. It is written with 2 characters: 机 (machine) + 会 (can). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 机会 is built
The characters
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)
会 huì · can
What 会 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: People 人 speaking 云 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个好机会。Zhè shì yī ge hǎo jīhuì.This is a good opportunity.
我有机会去中国了！Wǒ yǒu jīhuì qù Zhōngguó le!I've got a chance to go to China!
Questions about 机会
What does 机会 mean?
机会 (jīhuì) means “chance; opportunity”.
How do you pronounce 机会?
机会 is pronounced jīhuì.
Which HSK level is 机会?
机会 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 机票jīpiàoplane ticket
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 司机sījīdriver
- 洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
Learn 机会 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.