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    Expressing 'passenger plane' with 客机 (kèjī)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    Number + 架 + 客机

    Explanation

    客机 (kèjī) means 'passenger plane' or 'airliner,' referring to an aircraft designed to carry passengers on commercial flights. It is commonly seen in news reports about aviation. For example, 一架波音客机 means 'a Boeing passenger plane.'

    Examples

    • 这架客机可以坐三百多人。

      Zhè jià kèjī kěyǐ zuò sānbǎi duō rén.

      This passenger plane can seat over three hundred people.

    • 一架客机因天气原因延误了。

      Yì jià kèjī yīn tiānqì yuányīn yánwù le.

      A passenger plane was delayed due to weather.

    • 新的客机比旧的省油很多。

      Xīn de kèjī bǐ jiù de shěngyóu hěn duō.

      The new passenger planes are much more fuel-efficient than the old ones.

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