How to say “airport” in Chinese

机场
jīchǎng

airport

noun · HSK 2 · topic “There and back”

“Airport” in Chinese is 机场, jī chǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

机场 is read jī chǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jī — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
chǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

机
jī — machine, device

On the left, 木 “wood”.

场
chǎng — ground, place

On the left, 土 “earth”.

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 “机场”.

Examples

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

  • 我们快要到机场了wǒmenkuàiyàodàojīchǎngleWe're about to arrive at the airport.
  • 你怎么去机场?nǐzěnmeqùjīchǎngHow are you getting to the airport?
  • 机场在西北边jīchǎngzàixīběibianThe airport is in the northwest.
  • 我们怎么去机场?wǒmenzěnmeqùjīchǎngHow are we getting to the airport?
  • 他今天跑了三趟机场tājīntiānpǎolesāntàngjīchǎngHe went to the airport three times today.
  • 从这儿去机场需要换乘吗?cóngzhèrqùjīchǎngxūyàohuànchéngmaDo I need to transfer to get to the airport from here?

More words from the lesson “Leaving soon”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “airport” in Chinese?

“Airport” in Chinese is 机场, pinyin jīchǎng.

What does 机场 mean?

机场 (jīchǎng) means “airport”.

How do you write 机场?

机场 is 2 characters: 机 (jī) — machine, device; 场 (chǎng) — ground, place. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 机场?

机场 is read jīchǎng. Tones: jī — first tone, chǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“airport” in the lesson “Leaving soon”

This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. 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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