直升飞机 (zhíshēngfēijī): helicopter

Measure Word

一架直升飞机 jià

Meanings

1 helicopter

Characters

A machine that flies by rising straight up — a helicopter.

Examples

一架直升飞机降落在楼顶。

Yī jià zhíshēngfēijī jiàngluò zài lóudǐng.

A helicopter landed on the rooftop.

救援队派了直升飞机来搜救。

Jiùyuán duì pài le zhíshēngfēijī lái sōujiù.

The rescue team sent a helicopter for the search and rescue.

直升飞机可以垂直起降。

Zhíshēngfēijī kěyǐ chuízhí qǐjiàng.

Helicopters can take off and land vertically.

Tips

usage

直升飞机 and 直升机 (zhíshēngjī) both mean helicopter. 直升机 is the more common short form in modern usage; 直升飞机 is the full, more explicit version.

Stroke Order

直 zhí

升 shēng

飞 fēi

机 jī

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