jī qì
เครื่องจักร;เครื่องยนต์;เครื่องมือ
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这个机器坏了。
Zhège jīqì huàile.
This machine is broken.
我不会用这个机器。
Wǒ bù huì yòng zhège jīqì.
I don't know how to use this machine.
这个机器很贵。
Zhège jīqì hěn guì.
This machine is very expensive.
机械 (jīxiè)
machine
装置 (zhuāngzhì)
apparatus
手工 (shǒugōng)
manual
自然 (zìrán)
nature
The Chinese word 机器 (jī qì) for "machine" is a compound of two characters: 机 (jī) and 器 (qì). The character 机 originally meant "a loom" or "a mechanical device", and it is often used in compounds to refer to machines or tools. The character 器 originally meant "a vessel" or "a container", and it is also used in compounds to refer to tools or instruments. Together, the two characters 机器 literally mean "a mechanical device that is used as a tool or instrument". This compound word was first used in the 19th century to translate the Western concept of "machine", and it has since become the standard Chinese word for this concept.
