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机关

jīguān
nounHSK 6

“Mechanism” in Chinese is 机关 (jīguān).

Meaning

  • mechanism; gear
  • machine-operated
  • office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body
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  • stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick

Example

你该上床了。把收音机关了。

It's time you went to bed. Turn off the radio.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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