phone in Chinese
shǒu jī ·mobile phone ·10 strokes HSK 1
phone in Chinese is 手机, pronounced shǒu jī.
How to write 手机
Animated stroke order. Tap a character to replay its stroke order.
Stroke order of 手
Stroke order of 机
HSK level
HSK 1手机 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
手机 in a sentence
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我 的 手 机 没 电 了 。My phone is out of battery.
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请 把 手 机 给 我 。Please give me the phone.
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他 用 手 机 打 电 话 。He uses the phone to make calls.
手机 vs 电话 vs 座机
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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电话 diàn huà telephone; phone call
The older word — 'telephone' or a call (打电话 'make a call'). 手机 is specifically the mobile phone.
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座机 zuò jī landline
The fixed home/office phone — literally 'seated machine'. 手机 is the mobile one.