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飞行员 (fēi xíng yuán) — how to say "pilot" in Chinese
飞行员
Pilot
noun
Character composition
飞
to fly
行
to go, to walk
员
member, personnel
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
行
Walk enclosure
#144 · xíng · 6 strokes
飛
Fly
#183 · fēi · 9 strokes
Collocations
女飞行员
nǚ fēixíngyuán
female pilot
Examples
飞行员驾驶飞机飞往北京。
The pilot flies the plane to Beijing.
他是飞行员。
He is a pilot.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say pilot in Mandarin?
"pilot" in Chinese is 飞行员 (fēi xíng yuán).
飞行员 meaning in English
飞行员 (fēi xíng yuán) means "Pilot".
How is 飞行员 pronounced?
It is pronounced fēi xíng yuán (written as fei xing yuan, feixingyuan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "pilot" in Chinese characters?
It is written 飞行员: 飞 has 3 strokes, 行 has 6 strokes, 员 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 飞行员?
飞行员 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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