HSK 6 · Science

机械 jīxiè “machinery” in Chinese

Traditional 機械

What 机械 means

  1. machinery
  2. mechanical
  3. rigid
  4. machine

How to say 机械

  • 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械xiè4th tone, falling

机械 in a sentence

  1. 这个工厂的机械都是新的。

    Zhè ge gōngchǎng de jīxiè dōu shì xīn de.

    All the machinery in this factory is new.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他的动作很机械，像个机器人。

    Tā de dòngzuò hěn jīxiè, xiàng ge jīqìrén.

    His movements are very mechanical, like a robot’s.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 机械 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 械 (xiè) with each of its parts in a different colour
械xièappliance
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 戒to warn · jièSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 戒 (jiè) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiè.

How to write 机械

机 6 strokes · 械 11 strokes

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

Words related to 机械

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)

More words: Science & Technology

尖端jiānduān · cutting-edge结晶jiéjīng · crystal进化jìnhuà · evolution酒精jiǔjīng · alcohol基因jīyīn · gene勘探kāntàn · to explore雷达léidá · radar冷却lěngquè · to cool down

FAQs

机械 (jīxiè) means “machinery” or “mechanical”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīxiè: jī with a 1st tone, then xiè 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, 机械 is written 機械. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jixie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 机械 from the suggestions. Typing jixie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
机械 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.