民航

mínháng

noun #33,675

Meanings

1 civil aviation

Characters

people; civilian

navigation; flight

Examples

HSK 4

他在民航系统工作了二十年。

Tā zài mínháng xìtǒng gōngzuò le èrshí nián.

He has worked in civil aviation for twenty years.

HSK 7-9

中国民航局负责管理国内航空业。

Zhōngguó Mínháng Jú fùzé guǎnlǐ guónèi hángkōng yè.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China oversees the domestic aviation industry.

Tips

usage

Abbreviation of 民用航空 ('civilian-use aviation'). Contrasted with 军航 (military aviation). The regulatory body 中国民用航空局 is universally abbreviated 中国民航局 (CAAC). Until 1988, 'CAAC' was also the name of the only Chinese airline; it was later split into Air China, China Eastern, and China Southern.

Stroke Order

民 mín

航 háng