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  gei1   jyutping
  ji1   pinyin
[1] machine; machinery; mechanics [2] opportune; chance; opportunity [3] [n] crucial point; pivot [4] tricky; cunning [5] [n] aircraft; plane; aeroplane; airplane [6] telephone (esp. cellular)

Stroke count: 16
Level: 2
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
機 / 机

This word has been viewed 23249 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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detail  haang1 tou2 gei1  hang1 tu3 ji1 = rammer; tamper; jack hammer
detail  fei1 gei1  fei1 ji1 = aeroplane (UK); airplane (US); aircraft
detail  laang5 hei3 gei1  leng3 qi4 ji1 = air conditioner [國]: 空調機
detail  jing2 soeng3*2 gei1   = camera
detail  jing2 jan3 gei1  ying3 yin4 ji1 = photocopier; photocopy machine; photostat machine
detail  daa2 zi6 gei1  da3 zi4 ji1 = typewriter
detail  gei1 hei3  ji1 qi4 = machine
detail  gei1 coeng4  ji1 chang3 = airport
detail  daa2 jan3 gei1  da3 yin4 ji1 = a (computer) printer
detail  loeng4 gei1  liang2 ji1 = good opportunity
See all 532 compounds (CantoDict reports 602 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 機
detail 而家機場下班
I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.
detail 機器好容易操作
It's easy to operate this machine.
[Whilst the English version needs a dummy subject "it", the Chinese version needs no subject with "this machine" functioning as a topic of the sentence.]
detail 什麼品牌電視機?
What brand (type) of TV do you want?
detail audio 機會稱職老婆
Give me a chance to be a good and competent wife.
detail 香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.
detail 目前金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興契機
This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.
detail 唱機,不出聲
The record player is broken, it's not making any sound.
detail 真係扭計成日冇心機
Siu Wing's always kicking up a fuss about studying, he never has any motivation.
[Lit. Siu Wing really unwilling-to-do-work, all-day also no-heart study things. (This is a good example of a phrase that's really tricky to translate directly.)]
detail 佢哋乘機暴亂搶嘢  ?! 
They took advantage of the riots to steal things.
detail 我哋動機唔知道
We don't even know what his motive is.
[Lit. we even he what motive also not-know [particle].]
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