机
jī
(bound form) machine; mechanism
surname Ji; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity; (bound form) crucial point; pivot; (bound form) quick-witted; flexible; (bound form) organic
wood (木) + small table (几) = the pivotal machine
A wooden loom or weaving frame was the original image — a pivotal mechanism where the right moment to pull the thread determines everything. From that crucial, timing-sensitive device, the word expanded outward to machines, aircraft, and quick-wittedness.
这台洗衣机坏了，需要修一下。
zhè tái xǐ yī jī huài le，xū yào xiū yī xià。
This washing machine is broken and needs to be repaired.
我们要抓住这个好时机，不能错过。
wǒ men yào zhuā zhù zhè ge hǎo shí jī，bù néng cuò guò。
We must seize this good opportunity and cannot miss it.
Words with 机
呼机
hū jī
pager
拆机
chāi jī
to dismantle a machine
脱机
tuō jī
offline
叶轮机械
yè lún jī xiè
turbomachine
游戏主机
yóu xì zhǔ jī
video game console
游戏机
yóu xì jī
video game machine
运动相机
yùn dòng xiàng jī
action camera
自动取款机
zì dòng qǔ kuǎn jī
automated teller machine (ATM)
自动售货机
zì dòng shòu huò jī
vending machine
重新开机
chóng xīn kāi jī
to restart; to reboot
重机枪
zhòng jī qiāng
heavy machine gun
重机关枪
zhòng jī guān qiāng
also written 重機槍|重机枪