机关

• 拼音: jī guān
• 汉字拆解: 机 = 木 (wood) + 几, machine/mechanism; 关 = gate/barrier

含义

Government agency or office; also means mechanism or trap.

Most commonly refers to government departments and administrative offices. Can also mean a mechanical device or trigger mechanism, and by extension, a scheme or trap. The context usually makes the meaning clear.

例句

1. 他在国家机关工作了二十多年，积累了丰富的行政经验。
2. 这个古墓里设有各种机关，考古队必须小心翼翼地前进。
3. 基层机关的工作人员经常需要加班处理群众的各种诉求。

用法指南

语境: government, workplace, historical

语气: official

正确说法

• 她考上了中央机关的公务员。(She passed the exam for a civil servant position in a central government agency.)
• 小说里的密室充满了机关。(The secret room in the novel is full of traps.)

错误说法

• 称普通公司为机关 (Don't call a regular company 机关 — that's specifically for government bodies)

起源与历史

Compound of 机 (machine/mechanism) + 关 (gate/barrier). Originally referred to mechanical locks or triggers, later extended to government offices.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal