停机坪 (tíngjīpíng): aircraft parking area; apron

Measure Word

一块停机坪 kuài

Meanings

1 aircraft parking area; apron
2 tarmac (at an airport)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

飞机停在停机坪上等待起飞。

Fēijī tíng zài tíngjīpíng shàng děngdài qǐfēi.

The plane sat on the tarmac waiting for takeoff.

HSK 6

直升机降落在停机坪上。

Zhíshēngjī jiàngluò zài tíngjīpíng shàng.

The helicopter landed on the apron.

Tips

memory

停 (stop/park) + 机 (machine/aircraft) + 坪 (flat ground) - flat ground where aircraft are parked.

Stroke Order

停 tíng

机 jī

坪 píng

Related Words

停机 tíngjī #14,140

to shut down (a machine) / to stop / to park a plane / downtime / out of service (phone)

停车场 tíngchēchǎng HSK 2 #2,716

parking lot / car park

停车位 tíngchēwèi HSK 7-9 #13,133

parking space / parking spot

停手 tíngshǒu #5,440

to stop (what one is doing); to cease

停车 tíngchē HSK 2 #1,693

to park / to stop a vehicle

机场 jīchǎng HSK 1 #1,656

airport

机 jī #1,197

machine; mechanism / opportunity; chance / aircraft

停下 tíngxià HSK 4 #1,183

to stop / to come to a halt

停止 tíngzhǐ HSK 3 #1,053

to stop / to halt / to cease

飞机 fēijī HSK 1 #645

airplane / aircraft