死机

死機

sǐjī

verb

Meanings

1 to crash (of a computer or phone)
2 to freeze up

Characters

Examples

我的电脑又死机了。

Wǒ de diànnǎo yòu sǐjī le.

My computer has crashed again.

打游戏打到一半手机死机了。

Dǎ yóuxì dǎ dào yībàn shǒujī sǐjī le.

Halfway through the game my phone froze.

Tips

memory

Literally 'machine dies.' The imagery is vivid: the device stops responding like it has expired. Pairs naturally with 重启 (restart) and 蓝屏 (BSOD).

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

机 jī