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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Jī | Ji1
English translation
surname Ji
machine
engine
opportunity
intention
aircraft
pivot
crucial point
flexible (quick-witted)
organic
CL: tái
> Tái [tái]
desk; machine; moment, opportunity

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A table  made of wood  also provides the pronunciation

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木几

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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关掉 guān diào le 煤气 méi qì , gòu 机灵 jīling de .

She was intelligent enough to turn off the gas.

这次测验 cèyàn shì 显示 xiǎnshì 知识 zhīshi de hǎo 机会 jīhuì .

The quiz was a good opportunity for the exhibition of his knowledge.

这道虽然 suīrán 错综复杂 cuò zōng fù zá , dàn yòng 电子计算机 diàn zǐ jì suàn jī 很快 jiù Néng Xiè chū .

Although the problem is intricate and complex, it can be solved very quickly with an electronic computer.

这个 zhè ge 脉冲 mài chōng Néng 迫使 pò shǐ 断路器 duàn lù qì 切断 qiē duàn de 主机 zhǔ jī 30 miǎo .

That pulse forces the circuit breaker to shut down her mainframe for 30 seconds.

司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù de zhāo yǎn 向前 xiàng qián wàng zhāo ,汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
机会 jīhuì chance機會
machine
飞机 fēijī airplane飛機
机构 jīgòu mechanism機構
手机 shǒujī cell phone手機
司机 sījī chauffeur司機
机制 jī zhì machine made機製
机场 jīchǎng airport機場
机关 jī guān gear機關
机器 jīqì machine機器
危机 wēijī crisis危機
机器人 jī qì rén robot機器人
时机 shíjī occasion時機
相机 xiàng jī at the opportune moment相機
机械 jīxiè machine機械
动机 dòngjī motor動機
计算机 jì suàn jī computer計算機
直升机 zhí shēng jī helicopter直升機
机密 jīmì secret機密
摄像机 shè xiàng jī video camera攝像機
机遇 jīyù opportunity機遇
发动机 fā dòng jī engine發動機
机票 jī piào air ticket機票
随机 suí jī pragmatic隨機
有机 yǒu jī organic有機

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Decomposition

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