飞行员 (fēixíngyuán): pilot; aviator

Measure Word

一名飞行员 míng

Meanings

1 pilot; aviator

Characters

Flying personnel — a pilot.

Examples

他的梦想是成为一名飞行员。

Tā de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yī míng fēixíngyuán.

His dream is to become a pilot.

飞行员需要定期体检。

Fēixíngyuán xūyào dìngqī tǐjiǎn.

Pilots need regular physical examinations.

这位飞行员有二十年的飞行经验。

Zhèwèi fēixíngyuán yǒu èrshí nián de fēixíng jīngyàn.

This pilot has twenty years of flying experience.

Tips

usage

员 is a common suffix for occupations: 飞行员 (pilot), 服务员 (waiter), 演员 (actor), 运动员 (athlete), 程序员 (programmer).

Stroke Order

飞 fēi

行 xíng

员 yuán

Related Words

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飞船 fēichuán HSK 6 #2,973

spaceship; spacecraft / airship

飞行物 fēixíngwù #19,200

flying object

球员 qiúyuán HSK 6 #3,662

ball game player; athlete (in ball sports)

游行 yóuxíng HSK 6 #3,947

to march; to parade; to demonstrate / parade; march; procession

船员 chuányuán HSK 6 #5,122

crew member; sailor; seaman

行程 xíngchéng HSK 6 #5,800

itinerary; travel schedule / journey; distance traveled

宇航员 yǔhángyuán HSK 6 #7,360

astronaut; cosmonaut

同行 tóngháng HSK 6 #7,841

peer in the same trade/profession / colleague in the same industry