机场
airport
jīchǎng
What does 机场 mean?
机场 (jīchǎng) is the standard Chinese word for 'airport,' literally 'machine-field' — 机 here is short for 飞机 (fēijī, airplane). Big-city airports usually take a name + 国际机场 ('international airport'), e.g. 北京首都国际机场 (Beijing Capital International Airport). For domestic-only airfields, just 机场 is used.
When you need to specify which terminal, use 航站楼 (hángzhànlóu): 二号航站楼 ('Terminal 2'). Common practical phrases: 去机场 ('go to the airport'), 到机场 ('arrive at the airport'), 接机 ('pick someone up at the airport'), 送机 ('see someone off at the airport'). The measure word is usually 个
Character breakdown
machine; here short for 飞机 'airplane'
open ground; field; arena
Memory hook: 机 (machine = plane) + 场 (open field) = the open field where planes live = airport.
Measure word for 机场
Example sentences
我下午两点到机场。
Wǒ xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn dào jīchǎng.
I'll arrive at the airport at 2pm.
neutral
从家到机场坐出租车要一个小时。
Cóng jiā dào jīchǎng zuò chūzūchē yào yí ge xiǎoshí.
It takes an hour by taxi from home to the airport.
spoken
请问，机场在哪儿？
Qǐng wèn, jīchǎng zài nǎr?
Excuse me, where is the airport?
polite
我去机场接朋友。
Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē péngyou.
I'm going to the airport to pick up a friend.
neutral
北京有两个国际机场。
Běijīng yǒu liǎng ge guójì jīchǎng.
Beijing has two international airports.
neutral
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