飞机场 (fēijīchǎng) — airport

飞机场 (fēijīchǎng)

飞机场 is the full form for "airport." It is also commonly shortened to 机场 (jīchǎng) in everyday speech. 飞机 means "airplane" and 场 means "field / ground." Together they describe a field where airplanes operate. Both forms are correct and widely used.

Meanings

1. [noun] Airport; airfield; the facility for aircraft departure and arrival.

Example Sentences

我明天早上要去飞机场接朋友。 Wǒ míngtiān zǎoshang yào qù fēijīchǎng jiē péngyǒu. I need to go to the airport to pick up a friend tomorrow morning.

飞机场离市中心很远，要坐一个小时的地铁。 Fēijīchǎng lí shì zhōngxīn hěn yuǎn, yào zuò yī gè xiǎoshí de dìtiě. The airport is far from the city center; it takes an hour by subway.

他在飞机场等了两个小时，飞机才到。 Tā zài fēijīchǎng děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí, fēijī cái dào. He waited at the airport for two hours before the plane arrived.

请问去飞机场怎么走？ Qǐngwèn qù fēijīchǎng zěnme zǒu? Excuse me, how do I get to the airport?

Collocations

Memory Hook

飞 (to fly) plus 机 (machine) plus 场 (field / ground). An airport is literally the ground for flying machines — picture a vast field where planes taxi, take off, and land.