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航班

hángbān

flight

How common it is

航班 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say hángbān slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

航班表示飞机按时起飞和到达的班次。

háng bān biǎo shì fēi jī àn shí qǐ fēi hé dào dá de bān cì。

A flight means a scheduled airplane trip.

Context note

航班常出现在旅行、机场和出发时间里。

háng bān cháng chū xiàn zài lǚ xíng 、 jī chǎng hé chū fā shí jiān lǐ。

Flights often appear in travel, airports, and departure times.

5 examples

我们的航班晚点了。
wǒ men de háng bān wǎn diǎn le。
Our flight was delayed.
航班要起飞了。
háng bān yào qǐ fēi le。
The flight is about to take off.
请看航班信息。
qǐng kàn háng bān xìn xī。
Please check the flight information.
他坐航班去外地。
tā zuò háng bān qù wài dì。
He took a flight to another place.
航班很准时。
háng bān hěn zhǔn shí。
The flight is on time.

5 mini stories

我们在机场等航班,大家都很安静。
wǒ men zài jī chǎng děng háng bān, dà jiā dōu hěn ān jìng。
We waited for the flight at the airport, and everyone was quiet.
航班信息显示要晚一点起飞。
háng bān xìn xī xiǎn shì yào wǎn yì diǎn qǐ fēi。
The flight information showed it would take off a bit later.
老师说坐航班时要记住自己的座位。
lǎo shī shuō zuò háng bān shí yào jì zhù zì jǐ de zuò wèi。
The teacher said to remember your seat when taking a flight.
爸爸查了航班时间,再去接客人。
bà ba chá le háng bān shí jiān, zài qù jiē kè rén。
Dad checked the flight time before going to pick up the guest.
第一次坐航班,我有点紧张。
dì yī cì zuò háng bān, wǒ yǒu diǎn jǐn zhāng。
I was a little nervous the first time I took a flight.

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