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技术jì shùtechnology; technique; skill

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技术 (jì shù) means "technology," "technique," or "skill." It can name the know-how a person has, as in 开车技术 (driving skill), or the technology a company uses. It is a noun, and its measure words include 门, 种, and 项.

What does 技术 mean?

  1. 1.

    technology; technique; skillnoun

What do the characters in 技术 mean?

  • 技skill
  • 术(bound form) method; technique; strategy

How do you use 技术?

技术 can mean a personal skill or a field of technology; X技术 names a specific skill.

What are some examples of 技术 in a sentence?

  1. 他的开车技术很好。

    Tā de kāichē jìshù hěn hǎo.

    His driving skills are very good.

  2. 这家公司的技术很新。

    Zhè jiā gōngsī de jìshù hěn xīn.

    This company's technology is very new.

  3. 他想学一门新技术。

    Tā xiǎng xué yì mén xīn jìshù.

    He wants to learn a new skill.

How is 技术 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你哥哥做什么工作?

    Nǐ gēge zuò shénme gōngzuò?

    What does your older brother do?

  2. Speaker B:

    他在一家电脑公司做技术工作。

    Tā zài yì jiā diànnǎo gōngsī zuò jìshù gōngzuò.

    He does technical work at a computer company.

  3. Speaker A:

    他喜欢这个工作吗?

    Tā xǐhuan zhège gōngzuò ma?

    Does he like this job?

  4. Speaker B:

    很喜欢,每天都能学到新东西。

    Hěn xǐhuan, měi tiān dōu néng xuédào xīn dōngxi.

    Very much; he can learn something new every day.

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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.