Chinese Conversation · Level 34
90 words
Chinese word
候机室
Pronunciation
Pinyinhòu jī shì
Meaning
- noundeparture lounge
Example
请在候机室准时集合。qǐng zài hòu jī shì zhǔn shí jí hé
Please gather in the departure lounge on time.
More examples
请在广播后再进入候机室。qǐng zài guǎng bō hòu zài jìn rù hòu jī shì
Please enter the departure lounge after the announcement.
Core concept
The airport area where passengers gather and wait after check-in and security until boarding.
Common phrases
进入候机室jìn rù hòu jī shì
enter the departure lounge
离开候机室lí kāi hòu jī shì
leave the departure lounge
Similar words
登机口dēng jī kǒu: The place by an airport gate where passengers gather before getting on the plane.
候机厅hòu jī tīng: A spacious airport hall where passengers can sit while waiting for a long time.
值机柜台zhí jī guì tái: The airline counter where passengers check in and leave their baggage.
安检ān jiǎn: A pre-boarding check of passengers and baggage for safety.
Definition in Chinese
候机室是机场中在安检或值机之后，供旅客在登机前集合、等候和接收登机通知的区域或房间。hòu jī shì shì jī chǎng zhōng zài ān jiǎn huò zhí jī zhī hòu gōng lǚ kè zài dēng jī qián jí hé děng hòu hé jiē shōu dēng jī tōng zhī de qū yù huò fáng jiān
Word origin
候 (hòu, "wait") + 机 (jī, "aircraft") + 室 (shì, "room") literally forms a "wait-for-aircraft room," naming the area used before boarding.
Usage tips
- A clear travel message can pair this word with a gate number or meeting time, since the area name alone does not identify the exact gathering point.
Other meanings
- waiting roomnoun
- departure lobbynoun
Opposites
- 到达大厅dào dá dà tīngarrival hallnoun
Related words
- 候机区hòu jī qūdeparture waiting areanoun