Chinese

機會

jīhuì
opportunity; chance
  • TOCFL 3
  • 机会

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  • characterChinese機 “weaving machine; spinning machine”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese幾 “how much; how many”
      • ideaChinese𢆶 “minute; extremely small; tiny; infinitesimal”
      • ideaChinese戍 “to defend the frontier; (in general) to defend; to garrison”
        • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
        • ideaChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”
  • characterChinese會 “union; group; association (Classifier: 個／个)”
    • meaningChinese合 “to close; to shut”
      • ideaChinese亼 “mouth”
        • ideaChinese入 “to enter; to go into”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese𡆧

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