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The traditional character 機 is composed of the semantic component 木, indicating wood, and the phonetic component 幾, which also contributes a sense of minute mechanism or incipient movement. Its original meaning was the trigger mechanism of a crossbow or a loom, a critical wooden component that initiates action. From this concrete sense, its meaning expanded to encompass any intricate device or machine, and further abstracted to concepts like opportunity, pivot, or crucial moment. The simplified form 机 is itself an ancient character, historically denoting a small table or stool, which was adopted as a graphic simplification to represent the meanings of 機, thereby creating a homograph.
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这是一架飞机。
我的手机坏了。
他抓住了好机会。
机场里有很多人。
机器人的技术很先进。
她机智地解决了问题。
这个机关的设计非常巧妙。
在危机中寻找转机需要智慧。