Chinese word

登机

Pronunciation

Pinyindēng jī

Meaning

  • verbboard

Example

孩子第一次坐飞机，很紧张，不想登机。hái zi dì yí cì zuò fēi jī hěn jǐn zhāng bù xiǎng dēng jī

The child is nervous because it is their first time flying and does not want to board the plane.

Illustration for 登机 (board)

More examples

乘务员核对完证件后，旅客开始登机。chéng wù yuán hé duì wán zhèng jiàn hòu lǚ kè kāi shǐ dēng jī

After the flight attendant finished checking the documents, the passengers began boarding.

Core concept

Moving upward into an aircraft to begin a flight.

Common phrases

  • 开始登机kāi shǐ dēng jī

    begin boarding

  • 完成登机wán chéng dēng jī

    complete boarding

  • 允许登机yún xǔ dēng jī

    allow boarding

Similar words

上飞机shàng fēi jī: Describes getting onto a plane in everyday conversation.
乘坐飞机chéng zuò fēi jī: Describes using a plane for travel between places.

Definition in Chinese

上飞机，进入飞机机舱开始乘机的动作或行为。shàng fēi jī jìn rù fēi jī jī cāng kāi shǐ chéng jī de dòng zuò huò xíng wéi

Word origin

登机 (dēngjī, "board an aircraft") combines 登 (dēng, "climb or board") with 机 (jī, "aircraft"), linking the action of boarding with the plane itself.

Usage tips

  • At an airport, this word often appears on gate screens and in announcements, marking the stage after waiting and before the flight begins.

Other meanings

  • get onverb

Opposites

  • 下飞机xià fēi jīget off the planeverb

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