机制

機制

jīzhì

noun HSK 5 #12,133

Meanings

Machine + system — mechanism or institutional framework.

我们需要建立一个有效的监督机制。

Wǒmen xūyào jiànlì yīgè yǒuxiào de jiāndū jīzhì.

We need to establish an effective oversight mechanism.

市场机制决定了价格。

Shìchǎng jīzhì juédìng le jiàgé.

The market mechanism determines prices.

这种疾病的发病机制还不清楚。

Zhèzhǒng jíbìng de fābìng jīzhì hái bù qīngchǔ.

The pathogenesis mechanism of this disease is still unclear.

usage

机制 is used in formal/technical contexts: 市场机制 (market mechanism), 防御机制 (defense mechanism), 竞争机制 (competition mechanism).

机 jī

制 zhì