机械

jīxiè · HSK 6

machinery

⚙️🏭 机 machine + 械 weapon/tool = machinery, the mechanical stuff

机 (jī) means machine or mechanism, 械 (xiè) means tool or weapon. Together they form machinery or mechanics — tools powered by mechanisms. The xie sounds a bit like 'shear', what machines do.

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