航空

hángkōng
noun HSK 6 #3,096

Meanings

  1. 1 aviation
  2. 2 air

Characters

Literally 'navigating the air' - aviation

Examples

HSK 1
Tā zài hángkōng gōngsī gōngzuò.
He works at an airline company.
HSK 5
Qǐng yòng hángkōng yóujì.
Please send it by airmail.
HSK 6
Zhōngguó de hángkōng yè fāzhǎn hěnkuài.
China's aviation industry is developing rapidly.

Tips

culture
Major Chinese airlines: 中国国际航空 (Air China), 中国东方航空 (China Eastern), 中国南方航空 (China Southern). They are often abbreviated as 国航, 东航, 南航.

Stroke Order

háng
kōng