直升机 zhíshēngjī helicopter
How to remember 直升机: 直 straight + 升 to advance + 机 machine = helicopter.
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How it is used
- The everyday word for helicopter - 直升机在空中盘旋 (zhíshēngjī zài kōngzhōng pánxuán) the helicopter hovered in the air.
- Measure word is 架 (jià), same as for airplanes: 一架直升机 (yī jià zhíshēngjī) one helicopter.
Example sentences
- 他们被直升机解救。 Tāmen bèi zhíshēngjī jiějiù.They were rescued by helicopter.