手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone
手机 (shǒu jī) means "cell phone" or "mobile phone." It names the phone you carry. 我有手机。 says I have a cell phone. 我的手机在这里。 says my mobile phone is here. 我的手机不在家。 says my cell phone is not at home. 我有一部手机。 says I have one mobile phone. Each example uses that same meaning.
What does 手机 mean?
- 1.
cell phone; mobile phonenoun
What do the characters in 手机 mean?
- 手hand
- 机machine; mechanism
How do you use 手机?
部 can count phones, as in 一部手机.
Patterns
有 + 手机
我有手机。
Wǒ yǒu shǒujī.
I have a cell phone.
一部 + 手机
我有一部手机。
Wǒ yǒu yí bù shǒujī.
I have one mobile phone.
手机 + 在 + Place
我的手机在这里。
Wǒ de shǒujī zài zhèlǐ.
My mobile phone is here.
What are some examples of 手机 in a sentence?
How is 手机 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你怎么不接电话?
Nǐ zěnme bù jiē diànhuà?
Why didn't you answer the phone?
- Speaker B:
对不起,我的手机没电了。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le.
Sorry, my phone ran out of battery.
- Speaker A:
我找你半天了。现在能用吗?
Wǒ zhǎo nǐ bàntiān le. Xiànzài néng yòng ma?
I've been looking for you forever. Can you use it now?
- Speaker B:
刚充了一会儿,可以了。
Gāng chōng le yíhuìr, kěyǐ le.
I just charged it for a bit, so it works now.
- Speaker A:
下次出门前看看手机有没有电。
Xià cì chūmén qián kànkan shǒujī yǒu méiyǒu diàn.
Next time, check your phone's battery before going out.
- Speaker B:
好的,我记住了。
Hǎo de, wǒ jìzhù le.
OK, I'll remember.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.