HSK 2 · Communication

开机

kāi jī

to turn on (a device)

Stroke order of 开机

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

开 · 4 strokes机 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

开 opens a gate, 机 is a wooden machine: open the machine.

Parts: 开 open + 机 machine

The characters in 开机

开 kāi — to open; to drive (4 strokes)

Example sentence

你先开机，再打开软件。

Turn on the device first, then open the software.

Words with 开

开会to have a meeting 开车to drive 开to open; to drive 打开to open; to turn on 开玩笑to joke 开学school starts 开心happy 离开to leave 走开to go away 分开to separate 开业to open for business 推开to push open 公开open; to make public 开始to start; beginning 开发to develop 开放to open; open 开展to carry out; to launch 展开to unfold; to launch

Words with 机

手机mobile phone 电视机TV set 飞机airplane 机票plane ticket 机场airport 司机driver 相机camera 关机to turn off (a device)计算机computer 洗衣机washing machine 机会chance; opportunity 机器machine 收音机radio 照相机camera

More words: Communication

网net; internet 网站website 信息information; message 短信text message 信letter; to believe 信号signal 关机to turn off (a device)打印to print 计算机computer 通知to notify; notice 喂hey; hello; to feed 响to ring; loud 喊to shout; to call 大声loudly 小声in a low voice 声音sound; voice

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