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手机

shǒu jī · shou ji

Traditional 手機

HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure words: 部 bù, 支 zhī

Meaning

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  1. cell phone
  2. mobile phone
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In a conversation

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The phone map

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)一边(yībiān)走路(zǒulù)，一边(yībiān)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)？

    Liangliang, you walk and look at your phone at once?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)地图(dìtú)，想(xiǎng)找(zhǎo)那家(nàjiā)小店(xiǎodiàn)。

    I'm looking at a map for that little shop.

  3. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)的(de)地图(dìtú)准(zhǔn)吗(ma)？

    Is the map on your phone accurate?

  4. Liangliang

    很准(hěnzhǔn)，它(tā)说(shuō)我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)到(dào)了(le)。

    Very. It says we've arrived.

  5. Dengdeng

    到了(dàole)？可是(kěshì)这里(zhèlǐ)是(shì)一堵墙(yīdǔqiáng)啊(a)。

    Arrived? But this is a wall.

  6. Liangliang

    手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)，小店(xiǎodiàn)在(zài)墙(qiáng)的(de)后面(hòumian)！

    The phone says the shop is behind the wall!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)，能(néng)借(jiè)你(nǐ)的(de)充(chōng)电(diàn)器(qì)吗(ma)？

My cell phone is out of battery; can I borrow your charger?

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)用(yòng)手(shǒu)机(jī)看(kàn)新(xīn)闻(wén)和(hé)回(huí)复(fù)邮(yóu)件(jiàn)。

He uses his cell phone every day to read news and reply to emails.

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The characters

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手
shǒu

hand; (formal) to hold

机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft

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