HSK · Level 54
105 words
Chinese word
红眼
Pronunciation
Pinyinhóng yǎn
Meaning
- nounred-eye flight
Example
我坐的是红眼航班，早上到。wǒ zuò de shì hóng yǎn háng bān zǎo shàng dào
I am taking a red-eye flight and arriving in the morning.
More examples
如果不想熬夜，就别订红眼航班。rú guǒ bù xiǎng áo yè jiù bié dìng hóng yǎn háng bān
If you don't want to stay up late, don't book a red-eye flight.
Core concept
A flight that carries travelers through the night and reaches its destination as the new day begins.
Common phrases
乘坐红眼航班chéng zuò hóng yǎn háng bān
catch a red-eye flight
错过红眼航班cuò guò hóng yǎn háng bān
miss a red-eye flight
Similar words
红眼航班hóng yǎn háng bān: A flight that departs late at night and arrives the following morning.
夜间航班yè jiān háng bān: A flight that operates during the night, without necessarily arriving the next morning.
晚班机wǎn bān jī: A flight that leaves late in the evening or at night.
Definition in Chinese
指夜间起飞并在次日凌晨或早晨到达的航班。zhǐ yè jiān qǐ fēi bìng zài cì rì líng chén huò zǎo chén dào dá de háng bān
Word origin
The literal image in 红眼 (hóngyǎn, "red eyes") comes from travelers losing sleep during a night flight, which gives the term its travel meaning.
Usage tips
- English usually treats red-eye as the flight itself, while Chinese can use 红眼 (hóngyǎn, "red-eye") alone for this travel sense when the context is clear.
Opposites
- 日间航班rì jiān háng bāndaytime flightnoun
Related words
- 红眼症hóng yǎn zhèngconjunctivitisnoun