器 qì
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
器材
qìcái
equipment; apparatus
Characters in this word
材 cái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 学校采购体育器材时，不应只看价格，还要评估安全标准。 Xuéxiào cǎigòu tǐyù qìcái shí, bù yīng zhǐ kàn jiàgé, hái yào pínggū ānquán biāozhǔn. When schools purchase sports equipment, they should not look only at price, but should also assess safety standards.
- 健身房新买了一批器材，明天就能用了。 Jiànshēnfáng xīn mǎi le yī pī qìcái, míngtiān jiù néng yòng le. The gym just bought a batch of new equipment; it can be used starting tomorrow.
- 运动前请检查器材是否安全。 Yùndòng qián qǐng jiǎnchá qìcái shìfǒu ānquán. Please check whether the equipment is safe before exercising.