jī xiè
machinery; mechanism; mechanical
他正在修理机械。
tā zhèngzài xiūlǐ jīxiè.
He is repairing the machine.
这个机械很复杂。
zhège jīxiè hěn fùzá.
This machine is very complicated.
机械化生产提高了效率。
jīxièhuà shēngchǎn tígāo le xiàolǜ.
Mechanized production has improved efficiency.
机器 (jī qì)
machine
装置 (zhuāng zhì)
device
The Chinese word 机械 (jīxiè) for "machinery" or "mechanics" is composed of two characters: 机 (jī) and 械 (xiè). The character 机 originally meant "a loom" or "a trap", and later extended to mean "a machine" or "a mechanism". The character 械 originally meant "a weapon" or "an instrument of punishment", and later extended to mean "machinery" or "mechanics". The combination of these two characters creates the word 机械, which refers to the field of study or practice that deals with the design, construction, and operation of machines.
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