Writing
飞机 (fēijī) — how to say "airplane" in Chinese
飞机
Airplane
noun
Character composition
飞
to fly
机
machine; device
Radicals / Keys
飛
Fly
#183 · fēi · 9 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Collocations
坐飞机
zuò fēijī
take a plane
Examples
我坐飞机去北京，我很高兴。
I take a plane to Beijing, I am very happy.
我坐飞机
I take a plane.
Mnemonic
[fēijī-] Fairy Jane loves to fly in her magical machine that looks just like an airplane 🛫. She flutters her wings around the 飞 to give it power and presses the 机 buttons to ascend into the sky, searching for the enchanted kingdom. As the 飞机 takes off, she giggles and scatters glitter everywhere.
Frequently asked questions
How to say airplane in Mandarin?
"airplane" in Chinese is 飞机 (fēijī).
飞机 meaning in English
飞机 (fēijī) means "Airplane".
How is 飞机 pronounced?
It is pronounced fēijī (written as feiji). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Chinese character for airplane
It is written 飞机: 飞 has 3 strokes, 机 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 飞机?
飞机 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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