How to say “aviation” in Chinese
aviation; air
“Aviation” in Chinese is 航空, háng kōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
航空 is read háng kōng: 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.
On top, 穴 “hole”; below, 工 gōng hints at the sound.
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 “航空”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 航空. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这家航空公司的服务很不错zhèjiāhángkōnggōngsīdefúwùhěnbúcuòThis airline has really good service.
More words from the lesson “Border and luggage”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “aviation” in Chinese?
“Aviation” in Chinese is 航空, pinyin hángkōng.
What does 航空 mean?
航空 (hángkōng) means “aviation; air”.
How do you write 航空?
航空 is 2 characters: 航 (háng) — sailing, flight; route; 空 (kōng) — empty; air. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 航空?
航空 is read hángkōng. Tones: háng — second tone, kōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“aviation” in the lesson “Border and luggage”
This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” of HSK 6. 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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