航线

航線
hángxiàn
noun #8,340

Measure Word

航线 tiáo

Meanings

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

Characters

Navigate + line - a route for ships or aircraft.

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè tiáo hángxiàn měitiān yǒu sān gè hángbān.
This route has three flights per day.
HSK 6
Hángkōng gōngsī kāitōng le xīn de guójì hángxiàn.
The airline opened a new international route.
HSK 6
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 (scheduled flight), 航程 (voyage distance).

Stroke Order

háng
线 xiàn