航班

háng bān

CL 个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 班机 bān jī 班机 bān jī airliner 班机 is a more formal term for a scheduled flight, while 航班 is the common everyday word.: airliner

Related words

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• 飞行 fēi xíng 飞行 fēi xíng (of planes etc) to fly 飞行 means flight in general (action of flying), while 航班 specifically refers to a scheduled flight or sailing.: (of planes etc) to fly
• 航程 háng chéng 航程 háng chéng flight; voyage 航程 refers to a voyage or flight route/distance, related to the journey aspect of 航班.: flight; voyage

Usage notes

Collocations

Common measure word: 个 (yí gè hángbān). Note that 班 (bān) is sometimes used as a measure word for transportation services (e.g., 下一班航班), but with 航班, 个 is most common.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 航班 with 飞机 (airplane). 航班 is the flight service/schedule, not the physical aircraft. To say 'my flight is delayed', use 航班 (我的航班延误了), not 飞机.

Example Sentences

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我的 航班 延误了两个小时。

My flight was delayed by two hours.

由于天气原因， 航班 延误了两个小时。

The flight was delayed for two hours due to weather.

這趟 航班 六點起飛。

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Words Containing 航班

• 民航班机 民航班机 mín háng bān jī: civilian plane
• 直达航班 直达航班 zhí dá háng bān: direct flight
• 航班表 航班表 háng bān biǎo: flight schedule

Child Words of 航班

• 班 班 bān: team
• 航 航 háng: boat