人机

人機
rénjī
noun #47,737

Meanings

  1. 1 bot / NPC / AI opponent (in gaming)
  2. 2 (insult) someone playing as badly as a bot
  3. 3 (formal) human-machine (as in 人机交互 'human-computer interaction')

Examples

Xīnshǒu xiān dǎ rénjī shúxī cāozuò.
Beginners should play against bots first to learn the controls.
Nǐ shì bù shì rénjī a? Zhè dōu dǎ bù guò.
Are you a bot or what? You can't even beat this.

Tips

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In gaming chat 人机 has two flavors: (1) neutral noun for bot opponents (新手人机), (2) light insult/trash-talk meaning 'you play like a bot' — moderate rudeness, common between friends but rude to strangers. The formal academic sense (人机交互 = HCI) is unrelated in tone.
culture
Standard mode in MOBAs (LoL, 王者荣耀): 人机模式 (bot mode) for practice. Calling someone 人机 in 王者 ranked is the kind of casual insult that gets you reported but rarely punished.

Stroke Order

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