机关
jī​guān HSK6

organization

机关 (機關) jī​guān
organization expression
an administrative office, government agency, organ, or institution

他在国家机关工作多年。

tā zài guó​jiā jī​guān gōng​zuò duō nián.

He has worked in state organs for many years.

mechanism noun
a mechanical device, gear, or machine-operated part

这个盒子里藏着一个精巧的机关。

zhè​ge hé​zi lǐ cáng zhe yī gè jīng​qiǎo de jī​guān.

A clever mechanism is hidden in this box.

scheme verb
a clever plot, stratagem, intrigue, or deceptive trick

他机关算尽，最终还是失败了。

tā jī​guān suàn​jìn, zuì​zhōng hái​shi shī​bài le.

He exhausted all his schemes but failed in the end.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
7.06 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
110.1 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 6

Cross-References

Classifier

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)