航空母舰 (hángkōng mǔjiàn): aircraft carrier

Measure Word

一艘航空母舰 sōu

Meanings

1 aircraft carrier

Characters

mother; female; source

舰

jiàn

warship

Examples

HSK 7-9

中国的第一艘航空母舰是辽宁号。

Zhōngguó de dìyī sōu hángkōng mǔjiàn shì Liáoníng hào.

China's first aircraft carrier is the Liaoning.

HSK 7-9

航空母舰是现代海军的核心力量。

Hángkōng mǔjiàn shì xiàndài hǎijūn de héxīn lìliàng.

Aircraft carriers are the core force of modern navies.

HSK 7-9

这艘航空母舰可以搭载数十架战斗机。

Zhè sōu hángkōng mǔjiàn kěyǐ dāzài shùshí jià zhàndòujī.

This aircraft carrier can carry dozens of fighter jets.

Tips

memory

航空 (aviation) + 母 (mother) + 舰 (warship) = the mother warship for aircraft - a perfect description of what an aircraft carrier actually does.

Stroke Order

航 háng

空 kōng

母 mǔ

舰 jiàn

Related Words

航空母舰战斗群 hángkōngmǔjiàn zhàndòuqún

aircraft carrier battle group / carrier strike group (CSG/CBVG)

航空 hángkōng HSK 4 #3,096

aviation / air

航母 hángmǔ #22,329

aircraft carrier

航空局 hángkōngjú #15,123

aviation bureau / aviation authority

航空公司 hángkōng gōngsī

airline / airline company

母舰 mǔjiàn #28,194

mother ship / flagship vessel that carries or supports smaller craft

航班 hángbān HSK 4 #2,651

scheduled flight / flight number

航 háng #6,060

to navigate; to sail / boat; ship / aviation; flight

航行 hángxíng HSK 7-9 #7,007

to navigate / to sail / to voyage

航线 hángxiàn #8,340

air route; flight route / shipping route; shipping lane / course (of navigation)