How to say “robot” in Chinese
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“Robot” in Chinese is 机器人, jī qì rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
机器人 is read jī qì rén: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”.
Four 口 around 犬 “dog”: a dog guarding the dishes.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “机器人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 机器人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 机器人能代替人做危险的工作jīqìrénnéngdàitìrénzuòwēixiǎndegōngzuòRobots can do dangerous work in place of people.
- 这个机器人会说汉语zhègejīqìrénhuìshuōHànyǔThis robot can speak Chinese.
- 你觉得机器人会取代老师吗？nǐjuédejīqìrénhuìqǔdàilǎoshīmaDo you think robots will replace teachers?
- 机器人可以辅助医生做手术。jīqìrénkěyǐfǔzhùyīshēngzuòshǒushùA robot can assist a doctor during surgery.
More words from the lesson “Robots and artificial intelligence”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “robot” in Chinese?
“Robot” in Chinese is 机器人, pinyin jīqìrén.
What does 机器人 mean?
机器人 (jīqìrén) means “robot”.
How do you write 机器人?
机器人 is 3 characters: 机 (jī) — machine, device; 器 (qì) — device, utensil; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 机器人?
机器人 is read jīqìrén. Tones: jī — first tone, qì — fourth tone, rén — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“robot” in the lesson “Robots and artificial intelligence”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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