机 (機) jī

  1. jī noun a machine
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Technology
    Notes: For example, 打字机 typewriter (Guoyu '機' n 2; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 54; Unihan '機'; XHZD '机' 3, p. 307)
  2. jī noun impulse; stimulus; motion
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 动机 (Guoyu '機' n 5; Kroll 2015 '機' 3, p. 181; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 54)
  3. jī noun opportunity; chance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '機' n 4; Kroll 2015 '機' 2a, p. 181; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 54; Unihan '機')
  4. jī noun a turning point; an important affair
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '機' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '機' 2, p. 181; XHZD '机' 1, p. 306)
  5. jī adjective adaptable; flexible
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (XHZD '机' 2, p. 307)
  6. jī noun opportunity; chance
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In traditional Chinese text the use of the present simplified form 机 is actually an archaic use.
  7. jī noun crossbow trigger
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '機' 1, p. 181)
  8. jī noun a latch; a trigger
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '機' 1a, p. 181; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 54)
  9. jī noun a mechanism
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '機' 1b, p. 181; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 54)
  10. jī adjective efficient; effective
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '機' 3b, p. 181)
  11. jī noun skill
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '機' 4, p. 181; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 55)
  12. jī noun a loom [weaving]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '機' n 1; Kroll 2015 '機' 5, p. 181; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 54)
  13. jī noun an airplane
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Short for 飞机 (Guoyu '機' n 3)
  14. jī noun a plan; a scheme
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 心机 (Guoyu '機' n 6; ; Mathews 1931 '機', p. 55)

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浦东机场 、 阿保机 、 发射机应答器 、 磁碟机 、 中央处理机

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