Usage note
飞机是一种在天上飞的交通工具，人们坐它去很远的地方。
fēi jī shì yī zhǒng zài tiān shàng fēi de jiāo tōng gōng jù, rén men zuò tā qù hěn yuǎn de dì fāng.
This word refers to a vehicle that flies in the sky and is used by people to travel to faraway places.
Context note
飞机是一种常见的交通工具，人们乘坐它去很远的地方旅行。
fēi jī shì yī zhǒng cháng jiàn de jiāo tōng gōng jù, rén men chéng zuò tā qù hěn yuǎn de dì fāng lǚ xíng.
This word is used when talking about travel or transportation, especially for long-distance trips by air.
5 examples
我看到了一架飞机。
Wǒ kàn dào yī jià fēi jī.
I saw an airplane.
爸爸带我去机场看飞机。
Bà ba dài wǒ qù jī chǎng kàn fēi jī.
Dad took me to the airport to see airplanes.
我喜欢玩飞机模型。
Wǒ xǐ huān wán fēi jī mó xiào.
I like playing with airplane models.
飞机可以在天空中飞行。
Fēi jī kě yǐ zài tiān kōng zhōng xíng qíng.
Airplanes can fly in the sky.
今天有飞机经过我家上空。
Jīntiān yǒu fēi jī jīng guò wǒ jiā shàng kōng.
Today, a plane flew over my house.
5 mini stories
今天天气很好，我和爸爸去机场看飞机。白色的飞机从头顶飞过，声音好大呀。
Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, wǒ hé bàba qù jīchǎng kàn fēijī. Báisè de fēijī cóng tóudǐng fēiguò, shēngyīn hǎo dà ya.
The weather is nice today, and I went to the airport with Dad to see airplanes. A white airplane flew over our heads, and it was so loud.
小明在房间里玩玩具飞机，他让飞机在桌子上起飞。飞机转了一圈，轻轻落在枕头旁边。
Xiǎomíng zài fángjiān lǐ wán wánjù fēijī, tā ràng fēijī zài zhuōzi shàng qǐfēi. Fēijī zhuàn le yī quān, qīngqīng luò zài zhěntou pángbiān.
Xiaoming is playing with a toy airplane in his room, and he makes the airplane take off from the table. The airplane turned in a circle and landed softly next to the pillow.
暑假到了，我们全家坐飞机去海边旅行。飞机穿过云朵，窗外像棉花糖一样白。
Shǔjià dào le, wǒmen quánjiā zuò fēijī qù hǎibiān lǚxíng. Fēijī chuānguò yúnduǒ, chuāngwài xiàng miánhuātáng yīyàng bái.
Summer vacation is here, and our whole family took an airplane to travel to the seaside. The airplane passed through the clouds, and outside the window it was as white as cotton candy.
姐姐画了一架大飞机，机身涂成蓝色和红色。她说这架飞机能飞到月亮上去。
Jiějie huà le yī jià dà fēijī, jīshēn tú chéng lánsè hé hóngsè. Tā shuō zhè jià fēijī néng fēi dào yuèliang shàng qù.
My older sister drew a big airplane, and she colored the body blue and red. She said this airplane can fly all the way to the moon.
放学路上，我看见一架飞机在天空留下长长的白线。我拉着妈妈的手，指着飞机喊：“看，飞机！”
Fàngxué lùshang, wǒ kànjiàn yī jià fēijī zài tiānkōng liúxià chángcháng de bái xiàn. Wǒ lāzhe māma de shǒu, zhǐzhe fēijī hǎn: “Kàn, fēijī!”
On the way home from school, I saw an airplane leaving a long white line in the sky. I held Mom's hand, pointed at the airplane, and shouted, "Look, an airplane!"
Mini dialogue
看飞机
A
你看，天上有飞机！
Nǐ kàn, tiānshàng yǒu fēijī!
Look, there is an airplane in the sky!
B
哇，飞机飞得好高！
Wa, fēijī fēi de hǎo gāo!
Wow, the airplane flies so high!
坐飞机
A
你坐过飞机吗？
Nǐ zuò guo fēijī ma?
Have you ever been on an airplane?
B
坐过，我喜欢坐飞机。
Zuò guo, wǒ xǐhuan zuò fēijī.
Yes, I have. I like taking the airplane.
Related words and contrasts
related
机场
jīchǎng
airport
The place where airplanes take off and land.
contrast
火车
huǒchē
train
Another type of transportation, travels on land.