TongTong
Sign in

上机 (shàng jī) — to start using a computer; to operate a machine

Definition

上机 (shàng jī) means 'to get on / use a computer or machine' — short for logging onto a workstation. Common in IT and lab contexts; not used for ordinary phone or household device use.

verb
to start using a computerto operate a machine

Examples

  • 上机。
    Wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ yào qù shàng jī.
    I need to use the computer this afternoon.
  • 。
    Tā shàng le yí gè xiǎo shí de jī.
    He used the computer for an hour.
  • ？
    Nǐ shàng guò jǐ cì jī?
    How many times have you used the computer?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

上shàngget on
机jīmachine

“上” means to get on or use, and “机” is a machine; together they mean to operate a machine.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Open 上 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →
Appears in
Computers & Internet

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.