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How do you say "pilot" in Chinese?

飞行员

fēi xíng yuán

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "pilot" is 飞行员 (fēi xíng yuán).

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Pronunciation

It's pronounced "fēi xíng yuán", where "fēi" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "xíng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), and finally "yuán" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).

Writing and usage

飞行员 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

飞行员顺利着陆。

fēi xíng yuán shùn lì zhuó lù 。

The pilot landed the plane smoothly.

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How to remember 飞行员

Notice how "fēi xíng yuán" rolls off the tongue, and tie that feeling to a quick mental picture of "飞行员" (fēi xíng yuán).

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Questions about 飞行员

How do you pronounce 飞行员?

It's pronounced "fēi xíng yuán", where "fēi" is flat and level, held steady (tone 1); "xíng" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2), and finally "yuán" is rising sharply like a question (tone 2).

Is 飞行员 formal or casual?

飞行员 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 飞行员 used in Chinese?

飞行员 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 飞行员顺利着陆。 (The pilot landed the plane smoothly.).

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