Chinese word

座机

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò jī

Meaning

  • nounlandline

Example

我的座机坏了，明天去修。wǒ de zuò jī huài le míng tiān qù xiū

My landline is broken, so I'll have it repaired tomorrow.

Illustration for 座机 (landline)

More examples

他从不知道她的座机号码。tā cóng bù zhī dào tā de zuò jī hào mǎ

He never knew her landline number.

Core concept

A telephone connected by a wire and kept in one fixed place, rather than carried from place to place.

Common phrases

  • 打座机电话dǎ zuò jī diàn huà

    call a landline

  • 接座机电话jiē zuò jī diàn huà

    answer a landline call

  • 座机号码zuò jī hào mǎ

    landline number

Similar words

手机shǒu jī: A wireless telephone carried and used wherever needed.
电话机diàn huà jī: A device made for making and receiving telephone calls.
固定电话gù dìng diàn huà: A fixed-line telephone installed for calling from a particular place.

Definition in Chinese

通过有线线路连接、安放在固定地点供拨打和接听使用的电话机，亦称有线电话或固定电话。tōng guò yǒu xiàn xiàn lù lián jiē ān fàng zài gù dìng dì diǎn gōng bō dǎ hé jiē tīng shǐ yòng de diàn huà jī yì chēng yǒu xiàn diàn huà huò gù dìng diàn huà

Word origin

座机 (zuòjī, "stationary phone") combines 座 (zuò, "sit or stay in one place") + 机 (jī, "machine"), presenting a phone as a machine that stays put.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word helps distinguish a home or office phone from a mobile phone when discussing contact details.

Opposites

Related words

  • 座机号码zuò jī hào mǎlandline numbernoun

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