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机构 meaning in English

jīgòu

mechanism; structure

HSK 4nounTraditional 機構14 strokes

Meaning of 机构

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīgòu
  1. mechanism
  2. structure
  3. organization
  4. agency
  5. institution

Measure word: 所

How to use 机构

In modern Chinese, 机构 most often means an organization, agency, or institution, such as a government body, a school, or a company. It also appears in technical writing for a mechanical mechanism. Example: 他在一家金融机构工作。(Tā zài yì jiā jīróng jīgòu gōngzuò.) He works at a financial institution.

机 (jī) means machine, and 构 (gòu) means to build or construct. A machine that has been carefully built has a structure, and an organization is like a social machine built from many working parts.

Common mistake: Learners often write 构 with the wrong component and confuse it with 购 (gòu, to buy), which has 贝 on the left instead of 木. Also remember 构 is fourth tone, gòu, not third tone.

机构 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ捐juān一yí半bàn他tā的de薪xīn水shuǐ给gěi他tā最zuì喜xǐ欢huān的de慈cí善shàn机jī构gòu。
Tom donates half his salary to his favorite charity.
如rú果guǒ所suǒ有yǒu私sī人rén资zī讯xùn都dōu要yào经jīng过guò秘mì密mì机jī构gòu的de搜sōu查chá，那nà还hái能néng算suàn是shì民mín主zhǔ吗ma？
If everything private is searched through by secret services, is that democracy?
我wǒ一yī得de到dào一yī大dà笔bǐ钱qián就jiù捐juān一yī部bù分fèn给gěi慈cí善shàn机jī构gòu。
Whenever I get a large sum of money, I donate some of it to charity.
每měi年nián，这zhè个ge机jī构gòu组zǔ织zhī很hěn多duō会huì议yì的de志zhì工gōng挨āi家jiā挨āi户hù地dì卖mài弗fú里lǐ斯sī兰lán语yǔ书shū。
Every year, the organisation organises a number of meetings of volunteers who go door-to-door to sell Frisian books.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

机 jī · desk · 6 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  6. 6

构 gòu · to compose · 8 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 机构.

飞机fēijīairplane
手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
机场jīchǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum
机票jīpiàoplane ticket; airline ticket
电视机diànshìjītelevision set
机会jīhuìopportunity; chance
司机sījīchauffeur; driver
相机xiàngjīcamera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment
计算机jìsuànjīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
关机guānjīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine; washer
开机kāijīto start an engine; to boot up (a computer)

Questions about 机构

What does 机构 mean?

机构 (jīgòu) means "mechanism; structure" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 机构?

机构 is made of 2 characters: 机 (6 strokes), 构 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 机构 an HSK word?

Yes. 机构 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 机构 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 机构 is written 機構.

What is the difference between 机构 and 组织 (zǔzhī)?

机构 usually refers to a formal institution or agency with an official setup, like a government department or bank. 组织 is broader and can mean any organization or group, and it can also be a verb meaning to organize.

What measure word is used with 机构?

The most common measure word is 家 (jiā) for businesses and agencies, as in 一家机构. 个 (gè) is also acceptable in casual speech.

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