Chinese Air Travel Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Apr 11, 2017 in Vocabulary
Air travel can be stressful. Packing, running to the airport, dealing with check-in, security, customs, baggage claim – the list goes on and on. Traveling in a foreign land where you don’t speak the language or understand the signs makes life that much more miserable. We’ve got you covered in China, though. A new series of posts this month will focus on this subject, starting with some Chinese air travel vocabulary.
Chinese Air Travel Vocabulary
Beijing Airport
Here are 30 words and phrases that will come in handy when traveling by air in China. Go ahead and copy them for further study, as they’ll be useful in our next couple of posts.
English
airplane
airport
airline
terminal
flight
plane ticket
one-way ticket
round-trip ticket
first class
business class
coach
passport
visa
boarding pass
flight number
boarding gate
timetable
luggage
suitcase
carry-on baggage
checked baggage
pilot
flight attendant
seatbelt
life jacket
emergency exit
aisle
window
turbulence
air sickness bag
Chinese
飞机
飞机场
航空公司
航站
航班
飞机票
单程票
來回票
头等舱
公务舱
经济舱
护照
签证
登机牌
航班号
登机口
时刻表
行李
手提箱
随身行李
托运行李
飞行员
飞行服务员
安全带
救生衣
紧急出口
走道
窗口
湍流
晕机呕吐袋
Pinyin
fēi jī
fēi jī chǎng
háng kōng gōng sī
háng zhàn
háng bān
fēi jī piào
dān chéng piào
lái huí piào
tóu děng cāng
gōng wù cāng
jīng jì cāng
hù zhào
qiān zhèng
dēng jī pái
háng bān hào
dēng jī kǒu
shí kè biǎo
xíng lǐ
shǒu tí xiāng
suí shēn xíng lǐ
tuō yùn xíng lǐ
fēi xíng yuán
fēi xíng fú wù yuán
Ān quán dài
jiù shēng yī
jǐn jí chū kǒu
zǒu dào
chuāng kǒu
tuān liú
yùn jī ǒu tù dài
This vocabulary list is also available in PDF format if you’d like to download it. In the next couple of posts, we’ll talk about how to buy a plane ticket in Chinese and then go over checking in, boarding your flight, dealing with any issues, and all the other fun stuff that comes with air travel!
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About the Author: sasha
Sasha is an English teacher, writer, photographer, and videographer from the great state of Michigan. Upon graduating from Michigan State University, he moved to China and spent 5+ years living, working, studying, and traveling there. He also studied Indonesian Language & Culture in Bali for a year. He and his wife run the travel blog Grateful Gypsies, and they're currently trying the digital nomad lifestyle across Latin America.
Comments:
Dianne:
extraordinary timing considering the event on United Air yesterday. We’ll need a whole new vocabulary list for that!