器
qì
Pinyin

Definition

器
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qì
  1. device
  2. tool
  3. utensil
  4. CL:臺|台[tái]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兵器
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
利器
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
器
qì
  1. 1 device
  2. 2 tool
  3. 3 utensil
  4. 4 classifier: 台 tái
机器
jī qì
  1. 1 machine
  2. 2 classifier: 台 tái
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
机器人
jī qì rén
  1. 1 mechanical person
  2. 2 robot
  3. 3 android

Idioms (7)

不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
  1. 1 lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
  2. 2 in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
  3. 3 Rome wasn't built in a day
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
  1. 1 lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
  2. 2 to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
欲善其事，必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

Sample Sentences

我的电话需要充电。请问你有苹果手机的充电器吗？
wǒ de diànhuà xūyào chōngdiàn 。qǐngwèn nǐ yǒu píngguǒ shǒujī de chōngdiànqì ma ？
I need to charge my cellphone. Do you have an iPhone charger I could borrow?
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不客气!对了！你需要一个变压器吗？
bù kèqi !duì le ！nǐ xūyào yī ge biànyāqì ma ？
You're welcome! By the way, do you need a converter?
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别的不一定行，修东西叔还是有两把刷子的，别说小电器了，就是汽车、飞机也是不在话下。
biéde bù yīdìng xíng ，Xiū dōngxi shū háishi yǒu liǎngbǎshuāzi de ，bié shuō xiǎo diànqì le ，jiùshì qìchē 、fēijī yě shì bùzàihuàxià 。
Other things may not be possible but when it comes to repairs it’s my forte. Not just electrical items even cars and planes too!
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为了让养殖场实现智能化电力部门专门建了一台变压器，改建线路，提供了稳定充足的电力供应。
wèile ràng yǎngzhíchǎng shíxiàn zhìnénghuà diànlì bùmén zhuānmén jiàn le yī tái biànyāqì ，gǎijiàn xiànlù ，tígōng le wěndìng chōngzú de diànlì gōngyìng 。
To enable the farm to implement smart electricity supply, the department specially built a transformer and enhanced the line to provide stable and sufficient power supply.
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小学时候我们班就有三类人：“仙人”就是那种看各种高端怪书的奇葩（比如卡尔维诺的《宇宙奇趣全集》）；“完人”这种人会跳舞会唱歌会主持节目会各种乐器，还奥数好英语好钢琴八级；还有一种人没啥当，只好当“井货”（横竖都是二）。
xiǎoxué shíhou wǒmen bān jiù yǒu sān lèi rén ：“xiānrén ”jiùshì nàzhǒng kàn gèzhǒng gāoduān guài shū de qípā （bǐrú kǎ ěr wéi nuò de 《yǔzhòu qíqù quánjí 》）；“wánrén ”zhèzhǒng rén huì tiàowǔ huì chànggē huì zhǔchí jiémù huì gèzhǒng yuèqì ，hái ÀoShù hǎo Yīngyǔ hǎo gāngqín bā jí ；háiyǒu yīzhǒng rén méi shá dāng ，zhǐhǎo dāng “jǐng huò ”（héngshu dōu shì èr ）。
There were three kinds of people in my elementary school: the Merlin - nerds who read all kinds of wired high-end books (like Calvino’s Trolltech Universe Collection); the Paragon - the kids who could sing, dance, host games, play instruments, were good at all subjects, and could play piano like a professional; what was left were those kids who couldn’t be either, so they could only be “lol"s (It is lol either way).
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中国是瓷器之乡，在很早以前先人就知道采用瓷枕解暑。
Zhōngguó shì cíqì zhī xiāng ，zài hénzǎo yǐqián xiānrén jiù zhīdào cǎiyòng cízhěn jiéshǔ 。
Porcelain originated from China and people in ancient times knew how to use porcelain pillows to keep cool in the summer.
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每绕着四台机器转一圈，都要反复做相同的动作，
měi rào zhe sì tái jīqì zhuàn yī juān ，dōu yào fǎnfù zuò xiāngtóng de dòngzuò ，
Every time he makes a circle around the machines, he repeats the exact same movement.
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在卡尔维诺小说《车间里的母鸡》里的皮埃德罗，患哮喘的他一个人操纵四台机器，
zài kǎi\'ěrwéinuò xiǎoshuō 《chējiān lǐ de mǔjī 》lǐ de píāidéluó ，huàn xiàochuǎn de tā yī ge rén cāozòng sì tái jīqì ，
In Calvino's novel "The Workshop Hen", Pietro, with his asthma, operates four machines at the same time.
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可是，有没有考虑过工人皮埃德罗的感受，作为一个熟练的技术工人，与其说他在享受操纵、控制机器的快感，
kěshì ，yǒuméiyǒu kǎolǜ guò gōngrén píāidéluó de gǎnshòu ，zuòwéi yī ge shúliàn de jìshù gōngrén ，yǔqí shuō tā zài xiǎngshòu cāozòng 、kòngzhì jīqì de kuàigǎn ，
If we consider the feelings of Pietro, as an experienced technician, instead of saying he gains happiness from manipulating a machine,
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不如说，与人类相比，他也许更愿意和机器打交道，
bùrú shuō ，yǔ rénlèi xiāngbǐ ，tā yěxǔ gèng yuànyì hé jīqì dǎjiāodào ，
it's more appropriate to say that he would rather befriend his machines than his fellow humans.
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