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    Expressing 'landing gear' with 起落架 (qǐluòjià)

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    起落架 + Verb

    Explanation

    起落架 (qǐluòjià) means landing gear, the retractable structure on an aircraft used for takeoff and landing. It is a technical term commonly found in aviation reports and news about flight incidents.

    Examples

    • 飞机降落时起落架出现了故障。

      Fēijī jiàngluò shí qǐluòjià chūxiàn le gùzhàng.

      The landing gear malfunctioned when the plane was landing.

    • 飞行员报告说起落架无法正常放下。

      Fēixíngyuán bàogào shuō qǐluòjià wúfǎ zhèngcháng fàngxià.

      The pilot reported that the landing gear could not be lowered normally.

    • 工程师正在检查飞机的起落架。

      Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài jiǎnchá fēijī de qǐluòjià.

      The engineer is inspecting the aircraft's landing gear.

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