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机械师 (jī xiè shī) — mechanic, machinist; (mechanical) engineer (hands-on role)

Definition

A hands-on professional who operates, repairs, or maintains machines — a 'mechanic' or 'machinist', not a design-side engineer (工程师). Use 修理 for the act of fixing.

noun
mechanicmachinist(mechanical) engineer (hands-on role)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 机械师。
    Zhè wèi jī xiè shī yǒu shí nián de gōng zuò jīng yàn.
    This machinist has ten years of work experience.
  • 机械师，。
    Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de jī xiè shī, shàn cháng xiū lǐ gè zhǒng shè bèi.
    He is an excellent machinist, skilled in repairing various equipment.
  • 机械师。
    jī xiè shī Zhèng zài jiǎn chá fēi jī de fā dòng jī.
    The mechanic is checking the airplane's engine.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

机械machinery
机jīmachine械xièimplement
联合Coordinate
师shīspecialist

A 师 specialist of 机械 machinery.

Characters in this word

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 →

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mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
戒
戒jiè械xiè
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

械 pairs 木, meaning wood, with 戒 for sound. The early sense was handcuffs or shackles, later extended to devices.

Open 械 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤
  • 帀帀zā

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

Open 师 →
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