航空公司

hángkōng gōngsī

noun

Measure Word

一家航空公司 jiā

Meanings

1 airline
2 airline company

Characters

Examples

中国有很多大型航空公司。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō dàxíng hángkōng gōngsī.

China has many large airlines.

这家航空公司提供免费餐食。

Zhèjiā hángkōng gōngsī tígōng miǎnfèi cān shí.

This airline offers free meals.

Tips

culture

China's "big three" state-owned airlines are 中国国航 (Air China), 中国东航 (China Eastern), and 中国南航 (China Southern). Note the measure word for airlines (and most companies) is 家, not 个: 三家航空公司.

Stroke Order

航 háng

空 kōng

公 gōng

司 sī