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机关 (jī guān): Mechanism /organ (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

机关 consists of 2 characters.

machine; mechanism; opportunity

Word Info

Pinyinjī guān

Meaningmechanism /organ ; strategic

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adjective

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 机关.

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飞机fēi jīHSK 1
手机shǒu jīHSK 2
机场jī chǎngHSK 2
机票jī piàoHSK 2
关机guān jīHSK 3
司机sī jīHSK 3
开机kāi jīHSK 3
机会jī huìHSK 3

Words with 关

没关系méi guān xiHSK 1
关于guān yúHSK 3
关心guān xīnHSK 3
关机guān jīHSK 3
关注guān zhùHSK 3
关系guān xiHSK 3
有关yǒu guānHSK 3
关键

guān jiàn

HSK 4

3.

How to Use 机关 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 机关 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith启动

qǐ启

dòng动

jī机

guān关

neutral

activate a mechanism

Adjective + Nounwith重要

zhòng重

yào要

jī机

guān关

Noun + Nounwith政府

zhèng政

fǔ府

jī机

guān关

Idiomwith算尽

jī机

guān关

suàn算

jìn尽

4.

Example Sentences with 机关

zhè这

ge个

wán玩

jù具

de的

jī机

guān关

hěn

formal

important institution

formal

government agency

formal

Written

exhaust all schemes

很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

The mechanism of this toy is very interesting.

zhè这

ge个

gǔ古

lǎo老

zhōng钟

biǎo表

de的

nèi内

bù部

jī机

guān关

jí极

qí其

jīng精

mì密

，

lìng令

rén人

tàn叹

wéi为

guān观

zhǐ止

。

The internal mechanism of this ancient clock is extremely precise and breathtaking.

nǐ你

fā发

xiàn现

nà那

ge个

yǐn隐

cáng藏

de的

jī机

guān关

le了

ma吗

？

tā它

jiù就

zài在

shū书

jià架

hòu后

miàn面

。

Have you found that hidden mechanism? It's right behind the bookshelf.

tā他

zài在

zhèng政

fǔ府

jī机

guān关

gōng工

zuò作

。

He works in a government agency.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

kàn看

chuān穿

duì对

shǒu手

jīng精

xīn心

bù布

zhì置

de的

tán谈

pàn判

jī机

guān关

，

zuì最

zhōng终

luò落

rù入

le了

quān圈

tào套

。

He failed to see through the carefully laid negotiation trap set by his opponent and ultimately fell into it.

suī虽

rán然

nà那

ge个

wán玩

jù具

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

jiǎn简

dān单

，

dàn但

qí其

jī机

guān关

lián联

dòng动

xì系

tǒng统

què却

xiāng相

dāng当

fù复

zá杂

。

Although that toy looks simple, its mechanism linkage system is quite complex.

zhè这

ge个

mí谜

tí题

de的

jī机

guān关

shè设

jì计

dé得

hěn很

qiǎo巧

miào妙

。

The mechanism of this puzzle is ingeniously designed.

wǒ我

dé得

qù去

xiāng相

guān关

jī机

guān关

bàn办

lǐ理

zhè这

fèn份

wén文

jiàn件

de的

gōng公

zhèng证

shǒu手

xù续

。

I need to go to the relevant government office to notarize this document.