Usage note
机场是用来乘坐飞机的地方。
jīchǎng shì yòng lái chèn zhe fēijī de dì方.
Airport is where you board planes.
Context note
机场通常在大城市里，人们可以在这里办理登机手续。
jīchǎng tōngcháng zài dà chéngshì lǐ, rénmen kěyǐ zài zhèlǐ bànliáodēngjī xiăochǔ.
Airports are usually in big cities where people can handle their boarding procedures.
5 examples
我们去机场接朋友。
wǒ men qù jī chǎng jiē péng yǒu。
We go to the airport to pick up a friend.
爸爸经常出差，他喜欢在机场看书。
bà ba jīng cháng chū chāi， tā xǐ huan zài jī chǎng kàn shū。
Dad often travels for work, he likes reading books at the airport.
机场里有很多商店。
jī chǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō shāng diàn。
There are many shops in the airport.
我们从机场坐地铁回家。
wǒ men cóng jī chǎng zuò dì tiě huí jiā。
We take the subway from the airport home.
机场的工作人员很友好。
jī chǎng de gōng zuò rén yuán hěn yǒu hǎo。
The staff at the airport are very friendly.
5 mini stories
小明和妈妈去机场接爸爸，他们一起坐飞机回家。
xiǎo míng hé mā ma qù jī chǎng jiē bà ba， tā men yì qǐ zuò fēi jī huí jiā。
Xiaoming and his mom went to the airport to pick up dad, they took a plane together back home.
小红在机场买了一个漂亮的书包。
xiǎo hóng zài jī chǎng mǎi le yí gè piào liang de shū bāo。
Xiaohong bought a pretty backpack at the airport.
爸爸在机场等了两个小时才等到飞机起飞。
bà ba zài jī chǎng děng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí cái děng dào fēi jī qǐ fēi。
Dad waited for two hours in the airport before the plane took off.
小华在机场里吃了一个汉堡包。
xiǎo huá zài jī chǎng lǐ chī le yí gè hàn bǎo bāo。
Xiaohua had a hamburger at the airport.
妈妈告诉小丽，机场是人们旅行的地方。
mā ma gào sù xiǎo lì， jī chǎng shì rén men lǚ xíng de dì fāng。
Mom told Xiaoli that airports are where people travel.
Mini dialogue
去机场接人
A
我们怎么去机场？
Wǒmen zěnme qù jīchǎng?
How do we get to the airport?
B
坐地铁去机场最快。
Zuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng zuì kuài.
Taking the subway to the airport is the fastest.
机场很大
A
这个机场真大啊！
Zhège jīchǎng zhēn dà a!
This airport is really big!
B
是啊，我第一次来这个机场。
Shì a, wǒ dì yī cì lái zhège jīchǎng.
Yes, it's my first time at this airport.
Related words and contrasts
related
飞机
fēijī
airplane
You see airplanes at the airport.
contrast
火车站
huǒchēzhàn
train station
Airport is for planes, train station is for trains.