机械

機械

jīxiè

noun HSK 6 #4,738

Meanings

Machines and instruments — mechanical equipment or a mechanical way of doing things.

这个工厂有很多先进的机械。

Zhège gōngchǎng yǒu hěnduō xiānjìn de jīxiè.

This factory has a lot of advanced machinery.

他的学习方法太机械了。

Tā de xuéxí fāngfǎ tài jīxiè le.

His study method is too mechanical/rigid.

机械工程是一个热门专业。

Jīxiègōngchéng shì yīgè rèmén zhuānyè.

Mechanical engineering is a popular major.

不要机械地背单词。

Bùyào jīxiè de bèi dāncí.

Don't memorize vocabulary in a mechanical way.

usage

As an adjective, 机械 means 'mechanical/rigid' in a negative sense — doing something by rote without thinking. 机械地 = mechanically.

机 jī

械 xiè