How to say “airplane” in Chinese
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“Airplane” in Chinese is 飞机, fēi jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
飞机 is read fēi jī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “飞机”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 飞机. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 飞机几点起飞？fēijījǐdiǎnqǐfēiWhat time does the plane take off?
- 飞机晚点了一个小时fēijīwǎndiǎnleyígexiǎoshíThe plane was delayed by an hour.
- 我们坐飞机还是坐高铁？wǒmenzuòfēijīháishizuògāotiěAre we flying or taking the high-speed train?
- 路上堵车我们赶不上飞机了lùshangdǔchē,wǒmengǎnbushàngfēijīleThe road is jammed, we're not going to make our flight.
- 飞机准时起飞了。fēijīzhǔnshíqǐfēileThe plane took off right on time.
- 我差点儿没赶上飞机wǒchàdiǎnrméigǎnshàngfēijīI almost missed the plane.
More words from the lesson “How are we getting there?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “airplane” in Chinese?
“Airplane” in Chinese is 飞机, pinyin fēijī.
What does 飞机 mean?
飞机 (fēijī) means “airplane”.
How do you write 飞机?
飞机 is 2 characters: 飞 (fēi) — fly; 机 (jī) — machine, device. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 飞机?
飞机 is read fēijī. Tones: fēi — first tone, jī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“airplane” in the lesson “How are we getting there?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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