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HSK
opportunism / pragmatism
Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *機* | 機* | *機
surname Ji
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *機* | 機* | *機
(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot / (bound form) quick-witted; flexible / (bound form) organic
airport; airfield / (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship / CL: , 處|处
HSK 1
opportunity / chance / occasion / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to mechanize
mechanism
HSK 5
machine gun / also written 機槍|机枪
machine tool / a lathe / CL: 張|张
opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
HSK 4
cunning / dexterous / ingenious
(Tw) (math.) probability
mechanism; gear / machine-operated / office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body / stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
flexibility
flight crew (on a plane) / unit (apparatus)
clever / quick-witted
HSK 7-9
confidentiality
machine translation (abbr. for 機器翻譯|机器翻译)
deceitful
mechanism / structure / organization / agency / institution / CL:
HSK 4
function
body of a vehicle or machine / fuselage of a plane
No time to lose! (idiom)
machine gun
component (mechanics)
mechanical engineering
locomotive
locomotive; train engine car / (coll.) motorcycle / (Tw) scooter; motorcycle / (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with; annoying / (Tw) damn!; crap!
machine cannon / machine-gun cannon
quick-witted / resourceful
HSK 7-9
HSK 3
mecha (human-operated robots in Japanese manga)
machine translation
(aircraft) hangar
plane ticket; airline ticket / CL: 張|张
HSK 1
agility
chance and opportunity
(jocular) clever and quick-witted person
robotics
(aviation) pilot / (heavy machinery) operator
mechanic / engineer / machinist / machine operator / CL: 個|个,
mechanical energy
mechanical watch
robot; android
HSK 5
cabin of a plane
HSK 7-9
machine / machinery / mechanical / (old) cunning / scheming
HSK 6
mechanical
machine-processed; machine-made
HSK 5
perceptive / astute / sharp / sharp-witted / vigilant / alert
organism (biology) / airframe (aeronautics)
machine room / engine room / computer room
mechanical clock
RoboCop (movie)
secret / classified (information)
HSK 7-9
(attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified
a mechanic
stratagem / scheme / shrewdness
headstock / turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc
secret document
computer case
machine translation
(dialect) motorcycle / abbr. to 機車|机车
official (government-operated) newspaper
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦)
flight and hotel (travel package) (abbr. for 機票加酒店|机票加酒店)
mechanism
airport construction fee (abbr. for 機場建設費|机场建设费)
locomotive depot
case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
robotic arm
machinery and power-generating equipment / electromechanical
the front (nose) of a plane etc
opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
wing (of an aircraft)
locomotive / motorized / power-driven / adaptable / flexible (use, treatment, timing etc)
HSK 7-9
guidelines / what to do (under given circumstances)
engine oil
set-top box
improvisation / flexible / adaptable / pragmatic
machine-operated stage scenery
opportunity cost
machine language
chance / opportunity / destiny
motor vehicle
mechanic
motorcycle (Tw) / abbr. for 機器腳踏車|机器脚踏车
airport terminal
a loom
the rear (tail) of a plane etc
motor vehicle
HSK 6
to be unable to do without one's cell phone
arbor / shaft (in a machine)
machine code
the specific model of a machine (e.g. cell phone model, laptop model, aircraft model)
(aviation) pilot-in-command; captain
machine / device
variant of 機靈|机灵
variant of 雞掰|鸡掰


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