机械
Old HSK 6
机械 (jīxiè) · machinery
机械 (jīxiè) means “machinery; mechanical; rigid”. It is written with 2 characters: 机 (machine) + 械 (weapons). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 机械 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)
械 xiè · weapons
What 械 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 戒jiè — to warn
- 戈gē — spear
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Example sentences
他在大学学习机械工程。Tā zài dàxué xuéxí jīxiè gōngchéng.He studies mechanical engineering at university.
学习不能只是机械地记。Xuéxí bùnéng zhǐshì jīxiè de jì.Learning shouldn't be just mechanical memorizing.
Questions about 机械
What does 机械 mean?
机械 (jīxiè) means “machinery; mechanical; rigid”.
How do you pronounce 机械?
机械 is pronounced jīxiè.
Which HSK level is 机械?
机械 is in Old HSK 6.
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 机械 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.