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手机手機 shǒujī — mobile phone

shǒujī (third tone, dipping)shou3ji1

Traditional: 手機

mobile phone

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Meanings

  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.

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