机子

機子

jīzi

noun #22,985

Measure Word

一个机子 gè

Meanings

1 device
2 machine
3 phone (colloquial)
4 gadget

Characters

machine / device / opportunity

noun suffix (nominalizer)

Examples

你的机子是什么牌子的？

Nǐ de jīzi shì shénme páizi de?

What brand is your device?

这台机子坏了，要修一下。

Zhè tái jīzi huài le, yào xiū yīxià.

This machine is broken and needs fixing.

Tips

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机子 is an informal, colloquial term. In everyday speech it often refers to a mobile phone (手机). More formal contexts use 设备 (shèbèi) or the specific device name.

Stroke Order

机 jī

子 zǐ