Chinese word

飞机

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēi jī

Meaning

  • nounplane

Example

我明天坐飞机去北京。wǒ míng tiān zuò fēi jī qù běi jīng

I will go to Beijing by plane tomorrow.

Illustration for 飞机 (plane)

More examples

飞机起飞了。fēi jī qǐ fēi le

The plane took off.

Core concept

A winged vehicle that uses its own power to travel long distances through the air.

Common phrases

  • 坐飞机zuò fēi jī

    take a plane

  • 飞机票fēi jī piào

    plane ticket

  • 在飞机上zài fēi jī shàng

    on the plane

Similar words

火车huǒ chē: A vehicle that travels on tracks and carries many people or goods.
汽车qì chē: An engine-powered road vehicle for carrying people or goods.
船chuán: A vehicle that travels on water and carries people or goods.
自行车zì xíng chē: A two-wheeled road vehicle moved by a person turning pedals.

Definition in Chinese

以自身动力在大气中飞行的机翼式飞行器，主要用于长距离运输旅客或货物，也可指各种型号的民用或军用飞机。yǐ zì shēn dòng lì zài dà qì zhōng fēi xíng de jī yì shì fēi xíng qì zhǔ yào yòng yú cháng jù lí yùn shū lǚ kè huò huò wù yě kě zhǐ gè zhǒng xíng hào de mín yòng huò jūn yòng fēi jī

Word origin

飞机 (fēijī, "plane") is formed from 飞 (fēi, "fly") + 机 (jī, "machine"), literally naming a flying machine.

Usage tips

  • The measure word 架 (jià, "aircraft") counts the vehicle, but 班 (bān, "scheduled service") counts a scheduled flight, helping separate an aircraft from its journey.

Other meanings

  • airlinernoun

Related words

  • 飞机票fēi jī piàoplane ticketnoun
  • 飞机场fēi jī chǎngairportnoun

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