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机关

jīguān

organ; institution; mechanism

A wooden puzzle box with a hidden mechanism and a red lid
Memory picture

Characters in this word

机 jī

Strokes
6
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 机

关 guān

Strokes
6
Radical
丷 — horns
Made of
丷 horns 天 sky, heaven

Example phrases

  • 任何国家机关都必须在法律授权范围内行使权力。 Rènhé guójiā jīguān dōu bìxū zài fǎlǜ shòuquán fànwéi nèi xíngshǐ quánlì. Every state organ must exercise power within the scope authorised by law.
  • 他在政府机关工作了三十年,今年退休。 Tā zài zhèngfǔ jīguān gōngzuò le sānshí nián, jīnnián tuìxiū. He worked in a government office for thirty years and retires this year.
  • 这个玩具盒里藏着巧妙的机关,一按就会弹开。 Zhège wánjù hé lǐ cáng zhe qiǎomiào de jīguān, yí àn jiù huì tán kāi. This toy box hides a clever mechanism and pops open at a press.

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