机 (jī) — (bound form) machine; mechanical; (bound form) opportunity; chance; (bound form) key; crucial point
Definition
机 (jī) is a bound form — it only appears inside compounds (飞机, 机会, 关键), never alone. Two main threads: physical machines (机械, 飞机) and abstract 'crucial moment' (机会, 关键).
bound form
(bound form) machinemechanical(bound form) opportunitychance(bound form) keycrucial point
Examples
- 。Wǒ zuò fēi jī qù shàng hǎi chū chāi.I take a plane to Shanghai on a business trip.
- 。Wǒ xī wàng nǐ hǎo hǎo bǎ wò zhè ge jī huì.I hope you seize this opportunity well.
- 。Zhǎo dào wèn tí de jī yào shi jiě jué wèn tí de dì yī bù.Finding the key to the problem is the first step to solving it.
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