How to say “change planes” in Chinese
change planes
“Change planes” in Chinese is 转机, zhuǎn jī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
转机 is read zhuǎn 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, 车 “cart”; on the right, 专 zhuān hints at the sound. Second reading: zhuàn, “rotate”.
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 “转机”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 转机. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个航班需要转机吗？zhègehángbānxūyàozhuǎnjīmaDoes this flight have a connection?
More words from the lesson “At the airport”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “change planes” in Chinese?
“Change planes” in Chinese is 转机, pinyin zhuǎnjī.
What does 转机 mean?
转机 (zhuǎnjī) means “change planes”.
How do you write 转机?
转机 is 2 characters: 转 (zhuǎn) — turn; pass on; 机 (jī) — machine, device. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 转机?
转机 is read zhuǎnjī. Tones: zhuǎn — third tone, jī — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“change planes” 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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