機 (gei1 | ji1) : machine

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機

gei1

ji1

[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: 木 (#75)

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

機 / 机

This word has been viewed 26885 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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夯土機 haang1 tou2 gei1 hang1 tu3 ji1 = rammer; tamper; jack hammer

飛機 fei1 gei1 fei1 ji1 = aeroplane (UK); airplane (US); aircraft

冷氣機 laang5 hei3 gei1 leng3 qi4 ji1 = air conditioner [國]: 空調機粵

影相機 jing2 soeng3*2 gei1 = camera 粵

影印機 jing2 jan3 gei1 ying3 yin4 ji1 = photocopier; photocopy machine; photostat machine

打字機 daa2 zi6 gei1 da3 zi4 ji1 = typewriter

機器 gei1 hei3 ji1 qi4 = machine

機場 gei1 coeng4 ji1 chang3 = airport

打印機 daa2 jan3 gei1 da3 yin4 ji1 = a (computer) printer

良機 loeng4 gei1 liang2 ji1 = good opportunity
See all 532 compounds (CantoDict reports 602 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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我而家喺機場等緊下班機。粵
I am waiting for the next plane at the airport.

呢部機器好容易操作。粵
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.]

你要什麼品牌的電視機? 國
What brand (type) of TV do you want?

畀機會我做個稱職嘅老婆粵
Give me a chance to be a good and competent wife.

香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.

目前的金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興的契機
This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.

唱機壞了,發不出聲音國
The record player is broken, it's not making any sound.

小榮真係扭計，成日都冇心機學嘢粵
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.)]

佢哋乘機啲暴亂搶嘢粵 ?!
They took advantage of the riots to steal things.

我哋連佢咩動機都唔知道呀粵
We don't even know what his motive is.
[Lit. we even he what motive also not-know [particle].]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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