航线

航線

hángxiàn

noun #8,340

Measure Word

一条航线 tiáo

Meanings

1 air route; flight route
2 shipping route; shipping lane
3 course (of navigation)

Characters

to navigate; to sail; to fly

line; route; thread

Navigate + line — a route for ships or aircraft.

Examples

这条航线每天有三个航班。

Zhè tiáo hángxiàn měitiān yǒu sān gè hángbān.

This route has three flights per day.

航空公司开通了新的国际航线。

Hángkōng gōngsī kāitōng le xīn de guójì hángxiàn.

The airline opened a new international route.

船长按照航线行驶。

Chuánzhǎng ànzhào hángxiàn xíngshǐ.

The captain sailed along the route.

Tips

usage

航线 covers both air and sea routes. For specifically air routes, you can say 空中航线. Related: 航班 (hángbān, scheduled flight), 航程 (hángchéng, voyage distance).

Stroke Order

航 háng

线 xiàn