Chinese word

自助机

Pronunciation

Pinyinzì zhù jī

Meaning

  • nounself-service machine

Example

我们在车站用自助机买票。wǒ men zài chē zhàn yòng zì zhù jī mǎi piào

We use a self-service machine at the station to buy tickets.

Illustration for 自助机 (self-service machine)

More examples

超市里很多人用自助机结账。chāo shì lǐ hěn duō rén yòng zì zhù jī jié zhàng

Many people use self-checkout machines in the supermarket.

Core concept

A public machine that lets one person complete a routine task without staff.

Common phrases

  • 在自助机前排队zài zì zhù jī qián pái duì

    line up in front of a self-service machine

  • 操作自助机cāo zuò zì zhù jī

    operate a self-service machine

Similar words

自动售票机zì dòng shòu piào jī: A machine that sells tickets automatically, especially at stations.
取票机qǔ piào jī: A machine that gives out reserved tickets after a collection number is entered.
自助终端zì zhù zhōng duān: A self-service terminal used for tasks such as getting information or paying.
售票机shòu piào jī: A machine used to sell tickets or boarding passes.

Definition in Chinese

不需要人工帮助、由用户自己操作的机器或终端，常用于车站、商场、医院等办理自助业务。bù xū yào rén gōng bāng zhù yóu yòng hù zì jǐ cāo zuò de jī qì huò zhōng duān cháng yòng yú chē zhàn shāng chǎng yī yuàn děng bàn lǐ zì zhù yè wù

Word origin

自 (zì, "self") + 助 (zhù, "help") expresses independent action, and 机 (jī, "machine") names the equipment, forming 自助机 (zìzhùjī, "self-service machine").

Usage tips

  • The service is identified by the surrounding context or screen, so the word can name different kinds of public equipment rather than one fixed model.

Other meanings

  • ticket machinenoun
  • self-checkoutnoun
  • self-service terminalnoun

Opposites

  • 人工柜台rén gōng guì táistaffed counternoun

Related words

  • 自助售票机zì zhù shòu piào jīself-service ticket machinenoun
  • 自助服务zì zhù fú wùself-servicenoun
  • 自助收银机zì zhù shōu yín jīself-checkout machinenoun

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