Common Meanings
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xiè械
Instrument, device, apparatus; machinery.
健身房里有很多专业的健身器械。
There is a lot of professional fitness equipment in the gym.
weapons; arms; military equipment
士兵们定期检查和保养他们的军械。
Soldiers regularly inspect and maintain their military equipment.
Instruments of restraint or torture, such as a wooden cangue or shackles.
犯人被械系在牢房中。
The prisoner was shackled in the cell.