How to say “flight” in Chinese
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“Flight” in Chinese is 航班, háng bān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
航班 is read háng bān: 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, 舟 “boat”: first people sailed, now they fly too.
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 “航班”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 航班. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们的航班开始登机了。wǒmendehángbānkāishǐdēngjīleBoarding has started for our flight.
- 你的航班几点起飞nǐdehángbānjǐdiǎnqǐfēiWhat time does your flight leave?
- 这个航班需要转机吗？zhègehángbānxūyàozhuǎnjīmaDoes this flight have a connection?
- 航班几点到达？hángbānjǐdiǎndàodáWhat time does the flight arrive?
- 雾太大了航班都取消了wùtàidàle,hángbāndōuqǔxiāoleThe fog is too thick — all flights have been canceled.
- 请问，在哪儿可以查询航班信息？qǐngwèn,zàinǎrkěyǐcháxúnhángbānxìnxīExcuse me, where can I find flight information?
More words from the lesson “At the airport”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “flight” in Chinese?
“Flight” in Chinese is 航班, pinyin hángbān.
What does 航班 mean?
航班 (hángbān) means “flight”.
How do you write 航班?
航班 is 2 characters: 航 (háng) — sailing, flight; route; 班 (bān) — shift; class. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 航班?
航班 is read hángbān. Tones: háng — second tone, bān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“flight” in the lesson “At the airport”
This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. 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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