HSK 5 · Science

机器 jīqì “machine” in Chinese

Traditional 機器

What 机器 means

  1. machine

Measure word 台 tái or 部 bù · 一台机器 yì tái jīqì

How to say 机器

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale机jī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale器qì4th tone, falling

机器 in a sentence

  1. 电脑是个复杂的机器。

    Diànnǎo shì ge fùzá de jīqì.

    A computer is a complex machine.

    Sentence #335129 from Tatoeba

  2. 那台机器还能用吗？

    Nà tái jīqì hái néng yòng ma?

    Does that machine still work?

    Sentence #13907701 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这个机器出故障了。

    Zhè ge jīqì chū gùzhàng le.

    This machine has broken down.

    Sentence #8759489 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 机器 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 机 (jī) with each of its parts in a different colour
机jīmachine; mechanism
  • 木tree · mù
  • 几table · jī

Memory aidA small table 几 made of wood 木: a machine. 几 (jī) also gives the sound.

The character 器 (qì) with each of its parts in a different colour
器qìdevice
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 犬dog · quǎn
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 机器

机 6 strokes · 器 16 strokes

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机器 (jīqì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 机器 (jīqì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 机器

Words with 机

飞机fēijī · aeroplane机场jīchǎng · airport手机shǒujī · mobile phone机票jīpiào · air ticket司机sījī · driver机会jīhuì · opportunity相机xiàngjī · camera耳机ěrjī · headphones关机guānjī · to turn off (a device)开机kāijī · to switch on (a device)

Words with 器

乐器yuèqì · musical instrument充电器chōngdiànqì · battery charger器官qìguān · organ (of the body)仪器yíqì · instrument器材qìcái · equipment容器róngqì · container武器wǔqì · weapon

More words: Science & Technology

程序chéngxù · procedures充电器chōngdiànqì · battery charger电池diànchí · battery复制fùzhì · to duplicate键盘jiànpán · keyboard浏览liúlǎn · to skim over录音lùyīn · to record (sound)麦克风màikèfēng · microphone (loanword)

FAQs

机器 (jīqì) means “machine”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jīqì: jī with a 1st tone, then qì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 机器 is written 機器. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 台 (tái) or 部 (bù). For example, one machine is 一台机器 (yì tái jīqì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 机器 from the suggestions. Typing jiqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
机器 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.