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title: "Erji Meaning: 耳机 (ěrjī) Means “earphones”"
description: "耳机 (traditional 耳機, ěrjī) means “earphones; headphones”. Hear its tones, see what 耳 and 机 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erji"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 耳机 mean?

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耳机 ěrjī

## earphones; headphones

## It can also mean

- telephone receiver

## Its characters

1. 耳 ěr ear
2. 机 jī mobile phone

## In a sentence

我戴上耳机听音乐。 I put on my headphones to listen to music.

她旁边的一个男人戴着**耳机**，一直在唱歌。

From [地铁上的面试官 · A job interview in Chinese: the man on the metro](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/job-interview-in-chinese-the-man-upstairs#library-word-55-57)

[More about 耳机](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%80%B3%E6%9C%BA)

## More words with 耳 or 机

- [趁机 chènjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenji)
- [动机 dòngjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongji)
- [耳朵 ěrduo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erduo)
- [飞机 fēijī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiji)
- [机场 jīchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jichang)
- [机动车 jīdòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jidongche)
- [机构 jīgòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jigou)
- [机关 jīguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiguan)
- [机会 jīhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jihui)
- [机票 jīpiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jipiao)

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