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机长

captain (of an aircraft)

机长
jīzhǎng1st tone
Pinyin
jīzhǎng
Strokes
10
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 机长

机长 is written with 10 strokes (机: 6, 长: 4). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

The pilot in command.

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机长 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed. Each sentence plays at the easiest difficulty it exists in — switch it to hear the same moment at your level, with full pinyin and English throughout.

一个是机长,机长就是飞机上最大的那个人。

One was the captain — the captain is the person in charge of the plane.

A FlyDubai Co-Pilot Attacked His Captain With the Cockpit's Own Axe. Passengers Broke In and Saved the Plane.

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