航空公司

hángkōng gōngsī

noun

Measure Word

一家航空公司 jiā

Meanings

1 airline
2 airline company

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

中国有很多大型航空公司。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō dàxíng hángkōng gōngsī.

China has many large airlines.

HSK 7-9

这家航空公司提供免费餐食。

Zhè jiā hángkōng gōngsī tígōng miǎnfèi cānshí.

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