直升机 meaning in English

zhíshēngjī

helicopter

HSK 6nounTraditional 直升機18 strokes

Meaning of 直升机

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhíshēngjī

helicopter

Measure word: 架

zhíshēngjī

variant of 直升機|直升机[zhi2 sheng1 ji1]

How to use 直升机

直升机 is the everyday word for a helicopter, and it usually takes the measure word 架 (jià). Example: 山上有一架直升机。(Shān shàng yǒu yí jià zhíshēngjī.) There is a helicopter on the mountain.

Break it into its parts: 直 (zhí) means straight, 升 (shēng) means to rise, and 机 (jī) means machine. A helicopter is literally a machine that rises straight up.

Common mistake: Learners often write 升 (shēng) as 生 (shēng), which sounds the same but means to be born. Keep the meaning of rising in mind so you pick 升.

直升机 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men被bèi直zhí升shēng机jī解jiě救jiù。

They were rescued by helicopter.

政zhèng府fǔ用yòng直zhí升shēng机jī把bǎ物wù资zī送sòng到dào了le那nà个ge小xiǎo岛dǎo。

The government transported goods to the island by helicopter.

汤tāng姆mǔ在zài直zhí升shēng机jī上shàng向xiàng玛mǎ丽lì挥huī手shǒu。

Tom waved at Mary from the helicopter.

叫jiào那nà些xiē人rén后hòu退tuì，直zhí升shēng机jī要yào著zhù陆lù了le。

Tell those people to back off so that the helicopter can land.

汤tāng姆mǔ和hé玛mǎ丽lì都dū是shì直zhí升shēng机jī飞fēi行xíng员yuán。

Tom and Mary are both helicopter pilots.

Stroke order for each character

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直 zhí · straight · 8 strokes

升 shēng · to ascend · 4 strokes

机 jī · desk · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 直升机.

飞机	fēijī	airplane
手机	shǒujī	cell phone; mobile phone
机场	jīchǎng	airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum
机票	jīpiào	plane ticket; airline ticket
电视机	diànshìjī	television set
一直	yīzhí	straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
机会	jīhuì	opportunity; chance
直接	zhíjiē	directly; direct
司机	sījī	chauffeur; driver
相机	xiàngjī	camera (abbr. for 照相機\|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment
计算机	jìsuànjī	computer; (Tw) calculator
关机	guānjī	to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film

Questions about 直升机

What does 直升机 mean?

直升机 (zhíshēngjī) means "helicopter" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 直升机?

直升机 is made of 3 characters: 直 (8 strokes), 升 (4 strokes), 机 (6 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 直升机 an HSK word?

Yes. 直升机 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 直升机 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 直升机 is written 直升機.

What is the difference between 直升机 and 飞机?

飞机 (fēijī) is the general word for an airplane with fixed wings. 直升机 is specifically a helicopter that takes off vertically. In casual speech people do not call a helicopter 飞机.

How do you say to take a helicopter in Chinese?

Use the verb 坐 (zuò) or 乘 (chéng), as in 坐直升机 (zuò zhíshēngjī), to ride in a helicopter. This is the same pattern as 坐飞机 (zuò fēijī).