候机

候機

hòujī

verb #18,035

Meanings

HSK 5

我们在候机厅等了三个小时。

Wǒmen zài hòujītīng děng le sān gè xiǎoshí.

We waited in the departure lounge for three hours.

HSK 7-9

候机的时候可以逛逛免税店。

Hòujī de shíhou kěyǐ guàngguang miǎnshuìdiàn.

You can browse the duty-free shops while waiting for your flight.

usage

候机 appears most often in compound nouns: 候机厅 (departure lounge), 候机楼 (airport terminal). On its own it means 'to wait for one's flight.'

候 hòu

机 jī