转接班机 (zhuǎnjiēbānjī): connecting flight

Measure Word

一班转接班机 bān

Meanings

1 connecting flight
2 transfer flight

Characters

转

zhuǎn

to transfer; to change

接

jiē

to connect; to receive

machine; (here) aircraft

Examples

我在东京转接班机去纽约。

Wǒ zài Dōngjīng zhuǎnjiē bānjī qù Niǔyuē.

I take a connecting flight to New York via Tokyo.

转接班机延误了三个小时。

Zhuǎnjiē bānjī yánwù le sān gè xiǎoshí.

The connecting flight was delayed by three hours.

Tips

usage

Mainland speakers more often say 转机航班 zhuǎnjī hángbān or simply 转机 zhuǎnjī. 转接班机 is more characteristic of Hong Kong/Taiwan aviation language.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

接 jiē

班 bān

机 jī

Related Words

转机 zhuǎnjī HSK 7 #9,754

a turn for the better / a favorable turn / transit (of a flight)

班机 bānjī #8,867

scheduled flight; regular flight / airliner (on a regular route)

转接 zhuǎnjiē #14,135

to transfer (a call) / to switch / to connect

接班 jiēbān HSK 7 #26,438

to take over a shift / to succeed (in a position) / to carry on

接班人 jiēbānrén HSK 7 #18,152

successor / one who takes over

转帐 zhuǎnzhàng

to transfer money (between bank accounts) / to make a bank transfer

转移 zhuǎnyí HSK 4 #2,262

to shift; to transfer / to relocate; to move / to divert (attention)

转 zhuǎn HSK 6 #660

to turn / to change / to transfer

航班 hángbān HSK 4 #2,651

scheduled flight / flight number

转让合同 zhuǎnrànghétóng

transfer contract / assignment agreement