How to say “pilot” in Chinese

飞行员

fēixíngyuán

pilot

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Transportation”

“Pilot” in Chinese is 飞行员, fēi xíng yuán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

飞行员 is read fēi xíng yuán: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fēi — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

xíng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

yuán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

飞

fēi — fly

行

xíng — go; be OK

Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.

员

yuán — worker, member

On top, 口 “mouth”; below, 贝 “shell”.

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 “飞行员”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 飞行员. Tap the sound icon to listen.

他从小就想当飞行员tācóngxiǎojiùxiǎngdāngfēixíngyuánHe's wanted to be a pilot ever since he was a kid.

More words from the lesson “Flying”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “pilot” in Chinese?

“Pilot” in Chinese is 飞行员, pinyin fēixíngyuán.

What does 飞行员 mean?

飞行员 (fēixíngyuán) means “pilot”.

How do you write 飞行员?

飞行员 is 3 characters: 飞 (fēi) — fly; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK; 员 (yuán) — worker, member. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 飞行员?

飞行员 is read fēixíngyuán. Tones: fēi — first tone, xíng — second tone, yuán — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“pilot” in the lesson “Flying”

This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. 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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