机械 (jī xiè) — (noun) machine; machinery; (adjective) mechanical; rigid; automatic; (noun, archaic) cunning; scheming
Definition
机械 covers both the noun 'machine/machinery' and the adjective sense 'mechanical, rigid' (movements done without thought). As a noun it's more abstract/collective than 机器, which refers to a specific machine.
noun
machinemachinery(noun, archaic) cunningscheming
adjective
mechanicalrigidautomatic
Measure word · 台
Examples
- 机械。Zhè jiā gōng chǎng mǎi le hěn duō xīn jī xiè.This factory bought a lot of new machines.
- 机械，。Tā de dòng zuò hěn jī xiè, yì diǎn yě bú zì rán.His movements are very mechanical, not natural at all.
- 机械。Zhè xiē jī xiè xū yào dìng qī bǎo yǎng.These machines need regular maintenance.
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