飞机

• 拼音: fēi jī
• 汉字拆解: 飞 (fly) + 机 (machine) — a flying machine, i.e. airplane

含义

Airplane; aircraft. The standard word for a plane.

The most common word for airplane in everyday Chinese. Used in phrases like 坐飞机 (take a plane), 飞机场/机场 (airport), 飞机票 (plane ticket). In casual speech, 机场 is more common than 飞机场 for airport.

例句

1. 我坐飞机去北京。
2. 那架飞机很大。
3. 飞机八点起飞。

用法指南

语境: travel, transportation

语气: conversational

正确说法

• 我们坐飞机去上海。(We're taking a plane to Shanghai.)
• 飞机快要到了。(The plane is about to arrive.)

错误说法

• 我开飞机去上海。(Unless you're actually a pilot — use 坐飞机 for being a passenger)

起源与历史

Compound of 飞 (fly) and 机 (machine) — literally 'flying machine.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal