Writing
开机 (kāi jī) — how to say "to turn on" in Chinese
开机
To turn on (a device)
verb
Character composition
开
to open
机
machine
Radicals / Keys
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Collocations
开机上网
kāi jī shàngwǎng
to turn on the device and go online
开机看新闻
kāi jī kàn xīnwén
to turn on the device and read the news
Examples
我每天早上开机检查邮件。
Every morning I turn on the device to check emails.
请开机。
Please turn it on.
Mnemonic
[kāi jī-] Kai opens his laptop lid and presses the power button: whirr! 💻 He wants to 开机, and the screen glows. So kāi jī means to turn on a device.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say turn on in Chinese?
"to turn on" in Chinese is 开机 (kāi jī).
What does 开机 mean in English?
开机 (kāi jī) means "To turn on (a device)".
How is 开机 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi jī (written as kai ji, kaiji). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to turn on" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开机: 开 has 4 strokes, 机 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 开机?
开机 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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