班机 (bānjī): scheduled flight; regular flight

Measure Word

一架班机 jià

Meanings

1 scheduled flight; regular flight
2 airliner (on a regular route)

Characters

班

bān

scheduled; regular; class

机

jī

machine; aircraft

Literally 'scheduled aircraft' - a plane that runs on a fixed timetable.

Examples

HSK 2

下一班机什么时候起飞？

Xià yī bān jī shénme shíhou qǐfēi?

When does the next flight depart?

HSK 6

他搭最早的班机回国了。

Tā dā zuì zǎo de bānjī huíguó le.

He took the earliest flight back to his country.

HSK 6

这趟班机经常晚点。

Zhè tàng bānjī jīngcháng wǎndiǎn.

This flight is often delayed.

Tips

usage

班机 specifically means a scheduled, regular flight (not a charter). For a general 'flight,' 航班 is more common in modern usage, especially at airports and on tickets.

Stroke Order

班 bān

机 jī

Related Words

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scheduled flight / flight number

班 bān HSK 1 #1,284

class (group of students) / work shift; scheduled trip

扳机 bānjī #5,149

trigger (of a gun)

登机 dēngjī HSK 7-9 #6,518

to board a plane / to check in (for a flight)

班车 bānchē #14,594

regular bus (service) / shuttle bus / scheduled bus

班级 bānjí HSK 3 #10,497

class (in school) / grade; class group

机械 jīxiè HSK 6 #4,738

machine; machinery; mechanical equipment / mechanical; rigid; inflexible (figurative)

计算机 jìsuànjī HSK 2 #4,599

computer

收音机 shōuyīnjī HSK 3 #4,283

radio (device)

转机 zhuǎnjī HSK 7-9 #9,754

a turn for the better / a favorable turn / transit (of a flight)