機關 (gei1 gwaan1 | ji1 guan1) : machinery; trap

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機關

gei1 gwaan1

ji1 guan1

machinery, organization, organisation, trap

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 5,890,000

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

機關 / 机关

This word has been viewed 1376 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 14th Sep 2004 08:10 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

機 gei1 - machine
關 gwaan1 - close; frontier pass; turning point; concern

12 compounds containing this word:

政府機關 - government organization
立法機關 - legislature
機關槍 - machine gun; (mahjong) seven of dots/balls/circles [alternate]; [粵] maxi pads
機關報 - official (government-operated) newspaper
機關車 - locomotive
執法機關 - law-enforcement agencies
公家機關 - government institution
政府機關開放系統互連總則 - Government Open system Interconnection Profile (GOSIP)
財政機關 - [n] financial administration, financial organ
國務院機關事務管理局 - Bureau of Government Offices Administration
Common Formations:
公安機關 - Public Security Bureau
黨政機關 - (Communist) Party and government organizations

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Decimal representation of this word: 機關

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