Chinese Conversation · Level 69
90 words
Chinese word
死机
Pronunciation
Pinyinsǐ jī
Meaning
- verbfreeze
Example
我在玩游戏时电脑死机了。wǒ zài wán yóu xì shí diàn nǎo sǐ jī le
My computer froze while I was playing a game.
More examples
我打开照片时手机死机了。wǒ dǎ kāi zhào piān shí shǒu jī sǐ jī le
My phone froze when I opened a photo.
Core concept
A running device suddenly goes lifeless, leaving its screen and controls without a response.
Common phrases
电脑死机了diàn nǎo sǐ jī le
computer froze
手机死机了shǒu jī sǐ jī le
phone froze
系统死机了xì tǒng sǐ jī le
System froze
Similar words
卡住kǎ zhù: Become stuck so that a screen, action, or part of a device stops moving for a while.
卡顿kǎ dùn: Pause repeatedly or move unevenly, making a screen or action feel jerky instead of smooth.
无响应wú xiǎng yìng: Stop responding at all to clicks, taps, or other input.
Definition in Chinese
死机 指 电子设备在运行时突然停止响应或冻结，屏幕和按键无反应，通常需重启或断电后才能恢复正常。sǐ jī zhǐ diàn zi shè bèi zài yùn xíng shí tū rán tíng zhǐ xiǎng yìng huò dòng jié píng mù hé àn jiàn wú fǎn yìng tōng cháng xū chóng qǐ huò duàn diàn hòu cái néng huī fù zhèng cháng
Word origin
死机 (sǐjī, "dead machine") is a modern compound in which 死 (sǐ, "dead") describes stopped activity and 机 (jī, "machine") names the device.
Usage tips
- In conversational Chinese, the device commonly serves as the subject, so this verb naturally describes what happens to a computer, phone, or tablet.
Other meanings
- crashverb
- stop workingverb
Opposites
- 正常运行zhèng cháng yùn xíngrun normallyverb