手机

• 拼音: shǒu jī
• 汉字拆解: 手 (hand) + 机 (machine)

含义

Mobile phone; cellphone. The standard word for a smartphone or cellular phone.

The most common word for a mobile phone in modern Chinese. Literally 'hand machine', reflecting how it is a device held in the hand. Related terms include 手机号 (phone number) and 看手机 (look at one's phone).

例句

1. 我的手机在哪儿？
2. 他在看手机。
3. 这个手机多少钱？

用法指南

语境: technology, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你的手机号是多少？(What's your phone number?)
• 我忘带手机了。(I forgot to bring my phone.)

错误说法

• 我要打手机给你。(Unnatural — say 我给你打电话 for 'I'll call you'; 打手机 is not standard phrasing)

起源与历史

Compound of 手 (hand) and 机 (machine), literally 'hand machine' — coined when mobile phones first became popular in China.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal