Meaning of 航空
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- aviation
How to use 航空
航空 usually appears in compounds about flying, such as airlines, air mail and the aviation industry. Example: 中国国际航空公司 (Zhōngguó Guójì Hángkōng Gōngsī) Air China.
航 (háng) means to sail or navigate, and 空 (kōng) is the sky, as in 天空 (tiānkōng). Sailing through the sky gives you 航空 (hángkōng), aviation.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 空 here as kòng, the tone used in 空儿 (kòngr) and 有空儿 (yǒukòngr). In 航空 it is always first tone, kōng, the same as in 天空 and 空气.
航空 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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航 háng · vessel · 10 strokes
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空 kōng · empty · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 航空.
| 空气 | kōngqì | air; atmosphere |
| 有空儿 | yǒukòngr | erhua form of 有空[you3 kong4] |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 空儿 | kòngr | spare time; free time |
| 空间 | kōngjiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway |
| 航班 | hángbān | (scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing |
| 填空 | tiánkòng | to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper) |
| 太空 | tàikōng | outer space |
| 空中 | kōngzhōng | in the sky; in the air |
| 空军 | kōngjūn | air force; (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip); to get skunked |
| 宇航员 | yǔhángyuán | astronaut |
Questions about 航空
What does 航空 mean?
航空 (hángkōng) means "aviation" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 航空?
航空 is made of 2 characters: 航 (10 strokes), 空 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 航空 an HSK word?
Yes. 航空 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 航空 and 航天?
航空 (hángkōng) refers to flight within the atmosphere, like airplanes and airlines. 航天 (hángtiān) refers to spaceflight beyond the atmosphere, like rockets and space stations.
How do you say airmail or airline in Chinese?
Airmail is 航空信 (hángkōngxìn) or 航空邮件 (hángkōng yóujiàn). An airline is 航空公司 (hángkōng gōngsī).