航空

hángkōng

noun HSK 4 #3,096

Meanings

Literally 'navigating the air' — aviation

他在航空公司工作。

Tā zài hángkōng gōngsī gōngzuò.

He works at an airline company.

中国的航空业发展很快。

Zhōngguó de hángkōng yè fāzhǎn hěnkuài.

China's aviation industry is developing rapidly.

请用航空邮寄。

Qǐng yòng hángkōng yóujì.

Please send it by airmail.

culture

Major Chinese airlines: 中国国际航空 (Air China), 中国东方航空 (China Eastern), 中国南方航空 (China Southern). They are often abbreviated as 国航, 东航, 南航.

航 háng

空 kōng