手机/手機 shǒujī — mobile phone

Meanings

1. 1

   mobile phone

   A mobile phone, literally "hand machine". Making a call is 打电话, which uses 电话 rather than 手机.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 手

  shǒu (third tone, dipping)

  hand; a person good at something (歌手 a singer, 选手 a contestant)

  4 strokesRadical 手

Example sentences

• 我的手机在房间里。/我的手機在房間裡。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) shǒujī (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) fángjiān (second tone, rising) lǐ. (third tone, dipping)···

  My phone is in the room.

• 我想买一个新手机。/我想買一個新手機。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) mǎi (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) xīn (first tone, high and level) shǒujī. (third tone, dipping)···

  I’d like to buy a new phone.

Similar words

Words containing 手

• 手shǒu (third tone, dipping)hand
• 选手/選手xuǎn (third tone, dipping) shǒu (third tone, dipping)athlete
• 手术/手術shǒu (third tone, dipping) shù (fourth tone, falling)(surgical) operation
• 对手/對手duì (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)opponent
• 手里/手裡shǒu (third tone, dipping) lǐ (third tone, dipping)in hand
• 手段shǒu (third tone, dipping) duàn (fourth tone, falling)method
• 分手fēn (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to split up
• 手表/手錶shǒubiǎo (third tone, dipping)wristwatch
• 歌手gē (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)singer
• 手指shǒu (third tone, dipping) zhǐ (third tone, dipping)finger
• 动手/動手dòng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to set about (a task)
• 洗手间/洗手間xǐshǒujiān (third tone, dipping)toilet, washroom, restroom
• 双手/雙手shuāng (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)both hands
• 杀手/殺手shā (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)killer
• 高手gāo (first tone, high and level) shǒu (third tone, dipping)expert
• 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
• 手法shǒu (third tone, dipping) fǎ (third tone, dipping)technique