Chinese word

客机

Pronunciation

Pinyinkè jī

Meaning

  • nounpassenger plane

Example

客机已经起飞了。kè jī yǐ jīng qǐ fēi le

The passenger plane has already taken off.

Illustration for 客机 (passenger plane)

More examples

由于台风，客机延误了几个小时。yóu yú tái fēng kè jī yán wù le jǐ gè xiǎo shí

Because of the typhoon, the passenger plane was delayed for several hours.

Core concept

An airliner built around a passenger cabin rather than a load of freight.

Common phrases

  • 客机起飞kè jī qǐ fēi

    passenger plane takes off

  • 客机降落kè jī jiàng luò

    passenger plane lands

  • 客机延误kè jī yán wù

    passenger plane is delayed

  • 客机航班kè jī háng bān

    passenger flight

Similar words

飞机fēi jī: An aircraft of any kind used for civilian, cargo, military, or other aviation purposes.
客运飞机kè yùn fēi jī: An aircraft operated to provide passenger transportation as an air service.
货机huò jī: An aircraft designed mainly to carry freight.

Definition in Chinese

用于运输旅客的飞机，属于民用航空器，通常由航空公司运营，承担定期航班或包机的客运任务。yòng yú yùn shū lǚ kè de fēi jī shǔ yú mín yòng háng kōng qì tōng cháng yóu háng kōng gōng sī yùn yíng chéng dān dìng qī háng bān huò bāo jī de kè yùn rèn wù

Word origin

客 (kè, "passenger") + 机 (jī, "aircraft") forms a compact aviation term for an aircraft that carries passengers.

Usage tips

  • 客机 (kèjī, "passenger plane") is more specific than the everyday generic term 飞机 (fēijī, "airplane"), so it identifies a passenger-carrying aircraft when that detail matters.

Other meanings

  • airplanenoun

Opposites

  • 货机huò jīcargo planenoun
  • 军机jūn jīmilitary planenoun

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