机场 (jīchǎng) — airport

HSK 2 | noun | an airport, aerodrome

机场 (jīchǎng)

机场 means airport. 机 (short for 飞机, airplane) + 场 (an open ground or venue) = the ground where planes operate.

Meanings

  1. [noun] Airport.

Example Sentences

我明天要去机场接朋友。 Wǒ míngtiān yào qù jīchǎng jiē péngyou. Tomorrow I need to go to the airport to pick up a friend.

机场离市区很远。 Jīchǎng lí shìqū hěn yuǎn. The airport is far from the city center.

请早一点到机场。 Qǐng zǎo yīdiǎn dào jīchǎng. Please arrive at the airport a little early.

他在机场等了两个小时。 Tā zài jīchǎng děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí. He waited at the airport for two hours.

Collocations

Collocation Meaning
去机场 to go to the airport
国际机场 international airport
机场大巴 airport shuttle bus
到机场接人 to pick someone up at the airport
机场安检 airport security check

Memory Hook

机 (machine/plane) + 场 (field/ground): the field for flying machines.