机器
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
机器 (jīqì) · machine
机器 (jīqì) means “machine”. It is written with 2 characters: 机 (machine) + 器 (device). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 机器 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)
器 qì · device
What 器 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Four cooking vessels 口 guarded by a dog 犬 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这台机器坏了。Zhè tái jīqì huài le.This machine is broken.
这个机器怎么用？Zhège jīqì zěnme yòng?How do you use this machine?
Questions about 机器
What does 机器 mean?
机器 (jīqì) means “machine”.
How do you pronounce 机器?
机器 is pronounced jīqì.
Which HSK level is 机器?
机器 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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.)
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 司机sījīdriver
Learn 机器 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.