Definition
客机 (kè jī) refers specifically to a passenger aircraft or airliner — the physical plane. 客运 (kè yùn) is the broader concept of passenger transportation (by any mode) or, in Taiwan, an intercity bus service; it is not a vehicle.
noun
passenger planeairliner
Easily confused
- 科技kē jìsound-alikescience and technology
Examples
- 客机。Zhè jià kè jī shì cóng Běijīng fēi wǎng Shànghǎi de.This airliner flies from Beijing to Shanghai.
- 客机。Chéngzuò kè jī bǐ zuò huǒchē kuài duō le.Taking a passenger plane is much faster than taking a train.
- 客机。Zhè jiā hángkōng gōngsī de kè jī fúwù fēicháng hǎo.This airline's passenger plane service is very good.
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