HSK 4 · Technology

技术 jìshù “technology” in Chinese

Traditional 技術

What 技术 means

  1. technology
  2. technique
  3. skill

Measure word 门 mén or 种 zhǒng · 一门技术 yì mén jìshù

How to say 技术

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale技jì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale术shù4th tone, falling

技术 in a sentence

  1. 除了语言，我也对技术感兴趣。

    Chúle yǔyán, wǒ yě duì jìshù gǎn xìngqù.

    Apart from languages, I’m also interested in technology.

    Sentence #899118 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 她骑摩托车的技术不错！

    Tā qí mótuōchē de jìshù búcuò!

    She’s a good motorbike rider!

    Sentence #1235599 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 现代科学技术让我们的生活更加舒适。

    Xiàndài kēxué jìshù ràng wǒmen de shēnghuó gèngjiā shūshì.

    Modern science and technology have made our lives more comfortable.

    Sentence #8690292 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 技术 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 技 (jì) with each of its parts in a different colour
技jìskill
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 支branch · zhīSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 支 (zhī) hints at the sound. Compare it with jì.

The character 术 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
术shùmethod
  • 木tree · mù
  • 丶dot · zhǔ

How to write 技术

技 7 strokes · 术 5 strokes

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

Words related to 技术

Words with 技

杂技zájì · acrobatics技巧jìqiǎo · skill

Words with 术

艺术yìshù · art手术shǒushù · (surgical) operation武术wǔshù · martial arts学术xuéshù · academic美术měishù · art魔术móshù · magic战术zhànshù · tactics

More words: Technology & Media

短信duǎnxìn · text message广告guǎnggào · advertisement互联网hùliánwǎng · the internet密码mìmǎ · cipher网站wǎngzhàn · website消息xiāoxi · news信息xìnxī · information占线zhànxiàn · busy (telephone line)

FAQs

技术 (jìshù) means “technology” or “technique”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jìshù: jì with a 4th tone, then shù 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, 技术 is written 技術. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 门 (mén) or 种 (zhǒng). For example, one technology is 一门技术 (yì mén jìshù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jishu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 技术 from the suggestions. Typing jishu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
技术 is an HSK 4 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.