人机 (rén jī) — human-machine, man-machine (used in technical contexts such as interaction, interface, or collaboration)

Definition

noun
human-machineman-machine (used in technical contexts such as interaction, interface, or collaboration)

Examples

  • 人机。
    Zhè ge xì tǒng de rén jī jiāo hù shè jì dé hěn hǎo.
    The human-machine interaction of this system is well designed.
  • 人机。
    Xīn de rén jī jiè miàn ràng cāo zuò gèng jiǎn dān.
    The new human-machine interface makes operation simpler.
  • 人机。
    rén jī Xié zuò shì wèi lái gōng yè de qū shì.
    Human-machine collaboration is the trend of future industry.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

人rénhuman
机jīmachine

人 and 机 stand side by side for human and machine in technical talk.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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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.

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