机场

• Pinyin: jī chǎng
• Hanzi breakdown: 机 (machine, airplane) + 场 (field, ground) — the field for airplanes

Meaning

Airport. The standard word for a commercial airport.

Used in everyday conversation and formal contexts alike. Often appears in phrases like 去机场 (go to the airport), 到机场 (arrive at the airport), and 机场大巴 (airport shuttle bus).

Examples

1. 我们去机场吧。 Let's go to the airport.
2. 机场离这儿远吗？ Is the airport far from here?
3. 他在机场等我。 He's waiting for me at the airport.

Usage Guide

Context: travel, transport

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请送我去机场。(Please take me to the airport.)
• 我们几点到机场？(What time do we get to the airport?)

Don't Say

• 我在飞机场坐飞机。(Redundant — 机场 already implies airplanes; just say 我在机场坐飞机)

Origin & History

Compound of 机 (machine, short for 飞机 airplane) and 场 (field, open ground) — the field where airplanes land and take off.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal