航空

hángkōng

noun HSK 4 #3,096

Meanings

1 aviation
2 air (as modifier, e.g. airmail, airline)

Characters

to navigate; voyage

Literally 'navigating the air' — aviation

Examples

他在航空公司工作。

Tā zài hángkōng gōngsī gōngzuò.

He works at an airline company.

中国的航空业发展很快。

Zhōngguó de hángkōng yè fāzhǎn hěn kuài.

China's aviation industry is developing rapidly.

请用航空邮寄。

Qǐng yòng hángkōng yóujì.

Please send it by airmail.

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

航 háng

空 kōng