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飞机飛機 fēijīaeroplane, plane

fēijī (first tone, high and level)fei1ji1

Traditional: 飛機

aeroplane, plane

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Meanings

  1. aeroplane, plane

    An aircraft, literally "flying machine". To fly somewhere is 坐飞机 — Chinese says you sit in it, not that you take it.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • fēi (first tone, high and level)

    to fly; to flit, to dart; swiftly, at speed

    3 strokesRadical

Example sentences

  • 我坐飞机去中国。我坐飛機去中國。 (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling) fēijī (first tone, high and level) (fourth tone, falling) Zhōngguó. (first tone, high and level)···

    I’m flying to China.

  • 我们上午八点坐飞机。我們上午八點坐飛機。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) shàngwǔ (fourth tone, falling) (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling) fēijī. (first tone, high and level)···

    Our flight is at eight in the morning.