Chinese Conversation · Level 73
90 words
Chinese word
机主
Pronunciation
Pinyinjī zhǔ
Meaning
- nounphone owner
Example
机主的电话号码是多少？jī zhǔ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì duō shǎo
What is the phone owner's phone number?
More examples
我需要联系机主，请告诉我电话号码。wǒ xū yào lián xì jī zhǔ qǐng gào sù wǒ diàn huà hào mǎ
I need to contact the phone owner, so please tell me the phone number.
Core concept
A phone or device points back to one person, the named owner or the person who normally handles it.
Common phrases
联系机主lián xì jī zhǔ
contact the phone owner
机主的电话号码jī zhǔ de diàn huà hào mǎ
the phone owner's phone number
Similar words
手机主人shǒu jī zhǔ rén: The person who normally uses a particular mobile phone.
手机持有人shǒu jī chí yǒu rén: The person listed as owning a mobile phone.
Definition in Chinese
指登记在手机号或设备上的所有者，也可泛指常用该设备的人。zhǐ dēng jì zài shǒu jī hào huò shè bèi shàng de suó yóu zhě yě kě fàn zhǐ cháng yòng gāi shè bèi de rén
Word origin
The compound 机主 (jīzhǔ, "phone or device owner") joins 机 (jī, "machine or device") with 主 (zhǔ, "owner or master") to link a device with the person associated with it.
Usage tips
- The association can be practical rather than legal, so a family member who uses a phone every day may be called this even when another person bought or registered it.
Other meanings
- ownernoun