机器人

機器人

jīqìrén

noun HSK 5 #1,998

Meanings

Machine + device + person — a robot, literally 'machine person.'

Gōngchǎng lǐ yòng jīqìrén lái dàitì gōngrén.

Factories use robots to replace workers.

Zhège jīqìrén kěyǐ hé rén duìhuà.

This robot can have conversations with people.

Háizimen dōu xǐhuan wán jīqìrén wánjù.

Children all like playing with robot toys.

usage

机器人 covers all types of robots: industrial, AI chatbots (聊天机器人), and toy robots. It's also used for automated bots online.

机 jī

器 qì

人 rén