How to say “instrument” in Chinese
instrument, apparatus
“Instrument” in Chinese is 仪器, yí qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
仪器 is read yí qì: 2 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, 亻 “person”; on the right, 义 yì hints at the reading, as it also does in 议 yì.
Four 口 around 犬 “dog”: a dog guarding the dishes.
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 “仪器”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 仪器. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这台仪器实时监测空气质量zhètáiyíqìshíshíjiāncèkōngqìzhìliàngThis instrument monitors air quality in real time.
- 仪器检测出了一种新病毒yíqìjiǎncèchūleyìzhǒngxīnbìngdúThe instrument detected a new virus.
More words from the lesson “Expedition: gathering material”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “instrument” in Chinese?
“Instrument” in Chinese is 仪器, pinyin yíqì.
What does 仪器 mean?
仪器 (yíqì) means “instrument, apparatus”.
How do you write 仪器?
仪器 is 2 characters: 仪 (yí) — ceremony; instrument; bearing; 器 (qì) — device, utensil. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 仪器?
仪器 is read yíqì. Tones: yí — second tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“instrument” in the lesson “Expedition: gathering material”
This word is from the topic “Research and discovery” of HSK 6. 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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