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手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone

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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. 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?

  1. 我有手机。

    Wǒ yǒu shǒujī.

    I have a cell phone.

  2. 我的手机在这里。

    Wǒ de shǒujī zài zhèlǐ.

    My mobile phone is here.

  3. 我的手机不在家。

    Wǒ de shǒujī bú zài jiā.

    My cell phone is not at home.

  4. 我有一部手机。

    Wǒ yǒu yí bù shǒujī.

    I have one mobile phone.

How is 手机 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你怎么不接电话?

    Nǐ zěnme bù jiē diànhuà?

    Why didn't you answer the phone?

  2. 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.

  3. 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?

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Speaker B:

    好的,我记住了。

    Hǎo de, wǒ jìzhù le.

    OK, I'll remember.

Can you use 手机 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我有___。(I have a cell phone.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "My cell phone is not at home"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我有一___手机。(I have one mobile phone.)

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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.