南航 (Nánháng): China Southern Airlines (abbr.)

Meanings

1 China Southern Airlines (abbr.)
2 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (abbr.)

Characters

南

nán

south / Nanjing (abbr.)

航

háng

aviation, navigation

Examples

我订了南航从广州到北京的机票。

Wǒ dìng le Nánháng cóng Guǎngzhōu dào Běijīng de jīpiào.

I booked a China Southern Airlines ticket from Guangzhou to Beijing.

他毕业于南航航空工程专业。

Tā bìyè yú Nánháng hángkōng gōngchéng zhuānyè.

He graduated from NUAA's aerospace engineering program.

Tips

usage

南航 abbreviates two different institutions — context tells you which. With flights/tickets it's 中国南方航空 (China Southern Airlines, based in Guangzhou, Asia's largest airline by fleet); in university contexts it's 南京航空航天大学 (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics).