Chinese word

仪器

Pronunciation

Pinyinyí qì

Meaning

  • nounequipment

Example

请不要触摸实验室的仪器。qǐng bú yào chù mō shí yàn shì de yí qì

Please do not touch the laboratory equipment.

Illustration for 仪器 (equipment)

More examples

工程师正在对仪器进行校准。gōng chéng shī zhèng zài duì yí qì jìn xíng jiào zhǔn

The engineer is calibrating the equipment.

Core concept

A purpose-made device whose value lies in accurate readings or controlled technical action.

Common phrases

  • 检测仪器jiǎn cè yí qì

    testing equipment

  • 光学仪器guāng xué yí qì

    optical instrument

  • 仪器校准yí qì jiào zhǔn

    instrument calibration

Similar words

设备shè bèi: Machinery, equipment, or facilities installed to perform work or support a function.
器具qì jù: Hand tools and small implements used for daily activities or practical tasks.
仪表yí biǎo: A measuring instrument that detects a physical quantity and displays the result.
装置zhuāng zhì: A set of connected machines or mechanisms built to achieve a particular purpose.

Definition in Chinese

用于科学、医疗、工业等领域进行测量、检测或精密操作的仪表、装置或工具，通常为专用且要求较高的准确性。yòng yú kē xué yī liáo gōng yè děng lǐng yù jìn xíng cè liáng jiǎn cè huò jīng mì cāo zuò de yí biǎo zhuāng zhì huò gōng jù tōng cháng wèi zhuān yòng qiě yāo qiú jiào gāo de zhǔn què xìng

Word origin

仪器 (yíqì, "technical instrument") is formed from 仪 (yí, "standard or instrument") and 器 (qì, "tool or container"), a combination that points to a dedicated working device.

Usage tips

  • A single machine is often counted with 台 (tái, "machine counter"), while a coordinated collection is counted with 套 (tào, "set counter"), a useful distinction in laboratory and industrial speech.

Other meanings

  • instrumentnoun
  • devicenoun

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