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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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