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機 / 机

Traditional
機
Simplified
机

(bound form) machine; mechanism/(bound form) aircraft/(bound form) an opportunity/(bound form) crucial point; pivot/(bound form) quick-witted; flexible/(bound form) organic

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

jī, wèi

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧ, ㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

gei1

Example sentences

司機 / 司机 sījī
公車司機每天都要在擁擠的交通中穿梭。
公车司机每天都要在拥挤的交通中穿梭。

Bus drivers have to weave through heavy traffic every day.

違規 / 违规 wéiguī
司機不應該在高速公路上違規停車。
司机不应该在高速公路上违规停车。

Drivers should not park illegally on the highway.

手機 / 手机 shǒujī
我把手機忘在家裡了。
我把手机忘在家里了。

I forgot my mobile phone at home.

如今 rújīn
如今很多人都使用手機。
如今很多人都使用手机。

Nowadays, many people use mobile phones.

機場 / 机场 jīchǎng
我們需要提前兩小時到達機場。
我们需要提前两小时到达机场。

We need to arrive at the airport two hours early.

接 jiē
我去機場接朋友。
我去机场接朋友。

I am going to the airport to pick up a friend.

機會 / 机会 jīhuì
這個機會很難得。
这个机会很难得。

This opportunity is very rare.

不可 bùkě
這個機會不可錯過。
这个机会不可错过。

This opportunity must not be missed.

機遇 / 机遇 jīyù
這次合作是我們擴展業務的絕佳機遇。
这次合作是我们扩展业务的绝佳机遇。

This collaboration is a perfect opportunity for us to expand our business.

主機 / 主机 zhǔjī
公司的主機昨晚突然發生故障，大家都無法工作。
公司的主机昨晚突然发生故障，大家都无法工作。

The company's server suddenly failed last night, so nobody could work.

Example Vocabulary

司機

si1'ji1

driver; chauffeur

手機

shou3'ji1

mobile phone; cell phone

機場

ji1'chang3

airport

機會

ji1'hui4

opportunity; chance

機遇

ji1'yu4

opportunity; favorable circumstance

主機

zhu3'ji1

host computer; main computer; server

乘機

cheng2'ji1

to take the opportunity; to seize the chance; to travel by airplane

停機

先機

xian1'ji1

動機

dong4'ji1

motive; motivation

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