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相机

xiàng jī · xiang ji

Traditional 相機

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. camera (abbr. for 照相機 / 照相机 (zhào xiàng jī))
  2. at the opportune moment
  3. as the circumstances allow
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My new camera

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)新(xīn)买了(mǎile)一个(yīgè)相机(xiàngjī)！

    I just bought a new camera!

  2. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。这个(zhège)相机(xiàngjī)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    Let me see. How much is this camera?

  3. Dengdeng

    三千块(sānqiānkuài)。

    Three thousand yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)贵(guì)？你(nǐ)会(huì)用(yòng)吗(ma)？

    So expensive? Do you know how to use it?

  5. Dengdeng

    会(huì)！按(àn)这个(zhège)红色(hóngsè)的(de)键(jiàn)就行(jiùxíng)。

    Yes! Just press this red button.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)关机键(guānjījiàn)。

    That is the off button.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)无(wú)意(yì)间(jiān)找(zhǎo)到(dào)从(cóng)前(qián)弄(nòng)丢(diū)的(de)相(xiàng)机(jī)。

I happened to find the camera I'd lost.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)买(mǎi)了(le)个(gè)相(xiàng)机(jī)作(zuò)为(wéi)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)礼(lǐ)物(wù)。

My father bought me a camera for my birthday.

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

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相
xiāng

each other; one another

机
jī

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

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