机器

• 拼音: jī qì
• 汉字拆解: 机 = 木 (wood) + 几 (small table, phonetic) — originally a wooden loom mechanism; 器 = 口×4 (many openings/vessels) + 犬 (dog, phonetic) — a complex vessel or implement

含义

Machine; machinery. A device or apparatus that performs work through mechanical or powered operation.

Refers broadly to machines of all types — industrial equipment, household appliances, and automated devices. Common collocations include 机器人 (robot) and 开机器/关机器 (turn on/off a machine). Often contrasted with 人工 (manual/human labour).

例句

1. 工厂里有很多大型机器。
2. 这台机器坏了，需要修理。
3. 用机器做这件事比手工快多了。

用法指南

语境: industry, technology, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这台机器的效率很高。(This machine is very efficient.)
• 工人们在操作机器。(The workers are operating the machines.)

错误说法

• 我的手机是一个机器。(Don't use 机器 for smartphones or computers — use 手机 or 电脑. 机器 implies industrial or physical machinery.)

起源与历史

Compound of 机 (machine/opportunity; originally loom mechanism) and 器 (implement/vessel). Together they denote mechanical implements or devices.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal