机械

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 工厂里有各种大型机械。▶ —
   The factory has all kinds of large machinery.
2. 他机械地重复着同样的动作。▶ —
   He repeats the same motion mechanically.

Collocations

Mnemonic

机 jī "machine, mechanism" + 械 xiè "device, tool": both characters mean machine, together "machinery". Same as the Korean word gi-gye (機械). Figuratively it also means "mechanical" (机械地), i.e. rigid, unthinking repetition. 机 is the 机 of 机器 and 飞机.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 机械地 mean?

   • rigidly, like a machine
   • very quickly
   • very carefully
   • happily