(jiāo huàn, ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˋ) to exchange; to swap; (telecom) to switch; (math.) to commute; (math.) commutative [CE-DICT]
機
(き) (n) (1) chance; opportunity; (2) machine; (3) aircraft; (ctr) (4) counter for aircraft; (5) counter for remaining lives (in video games) [EDICT]
(はた) (n) loom [EDICT]
(jī, ㄐㄧ) machine; opportunity; secret [CE-DICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]