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机器

jī qì · ji qi

Traditional 機器

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 台 tái, 部 bù, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. machine
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The coffee machine

  1. Dengdeng

    这台(zhètái)机器(jīqì)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)出(chū)咖啡(kāfēi)？

    Why does this machine not make coffee?

  2. Liangliang

    机器(jīqì)坏(huài)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is the machine broken?

  3. Dengdeng

    灯(dēng)亮(liàng)着(zhe)，可是(kěshì)没有(méiyǒu)声音(shēngyīn)。

    The light is on, but there is no sound.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)杯子(bēizi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you put a cup in?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)！

    No!

  6. Liangliang

    机器(jīqì)很(hěn)聪明(cōngming)，没(méi)杯子(bēizi)就(jiù)不(bù)出(chū)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    The machine is smart. No cup, no coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

电(diàn)脑(nǎo)是(shì)个(gè)复(fù)杂(zá)的(de)机(jī)器(qì)。

A computer is a complex machine.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)机(jī)器(qì)出(chū)故(gù)障(zhàng)了(le)。

This machine is out of order.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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机
jī

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

器
qì

device; tool

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