器械 (qì xiè) — equipment, apparatus, instrument; weapon
Definition
器械 leans toward specialized equipment (medical, lab, military) — more technical than the everyday 工具 and more formal/concrete than 家伙. It also covers weapons, while 武器 is the standard term for arms.
noun
equipmentapparatusinstrumentweapon
Measure word · 件
Examples
- 器械，。Yī yuàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō xiān jìn de qì xiè, bāng zhù yī shēng zhì liáo jí bìng.There are many advanced instruments in the hospital to help doctors treat diseases.
- 器械，。Zhè jiā jiàn shēn fáng xīn mǎi le yì pī qì xiè, hěn shòu huān yíng.This gym just bought a batch of new equipment, which is very popular.
- 器械，。Jǐng fāng zài àn fā xiàn chǎng fā xiàn le yí jiàn qì xiè, huái yí shì xiōng qì.The police found a weapon at the crime scene and suspected it was the murder weapon.
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