Chinese Word of the Day

滑翔机
huá xiáng jī

glider

Definitions

Chinese > English
滑翔机
1. Simplified form of 滑翔機
滑翔機	huáxiángjī
1. n. glider (aircraft)
English > Chinese
glider
1. 滑行者
2. 滑翔机
3. 吊椅
4. 摇椅
Components
滑	huá
1. to slip; to slide
2. to get away without punishment
3. to swipe (on an electronic product)
滑手機 - to play on one's phone
4. smooth; glossy
5. slippery; slick
小心地滑 - beware of slippery floor (a phrase commonly seen on warning signs)
6. cunning; crafty; sly
Hua
7. Used in 滑稽 (gǔjī)
翔	xiáng
1. to fly; to soar
2. (Mainland, neologism, internet slang) shit
吃翔 - to eat shit -
机
1. Variant of 機
2. Alternative form of 几 (small table; stool)
機	jī
1. weaving machine; spinning machine
機杼 - loom
2. machine; apparatus; device
打字機 - typewriter
3. (mostly in compounds) Short for *飛機 (aircraft)
4. (mostly in compounds) Short for *手機 (cellphone)
5. (chiefly Cantonese) Short for *遊戲機 (video game)
6. mechanism; process
玄機 - arcane truth; nature's mystery
7. cause; reason
8. secret; confidential (affair)
機密 - top secret
9. opportunity; chance; crucial point
戰機 - opportunity in battle
10. plan; idea
神機 - marvellous strategy
11. flexible; quick-witted
12. organic
有機 - organic
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