jī chǎng
airport
我在机场等飞机。
Wǒ zài jīchǎng děng fēijī.
I am waiting for the plane at the airport.
我从机场坐出租车回家。
Wǒ cóng jīchǎng zuò chūzūchē huí jiā.
I took a taxi home from the airport.
机场里有免税店。
Jīchǎng lǐ yǒu miǎnshuì diàn.
There is a duty-free shop at the airport.
航空港 (hángkōnggǎng)
airport
飞机场 (fēijīchǎng)
airport
飞站 (fēizhàn)
airport
火车站 (huǒchēzhàn)
train station
汽车站 (qìchēzhàn)
bus station
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The Chinese word 机场 (jīchǎng) for "airport" is a compound of two characters: 机 (jī), meaning "machine" or "airplane," and 场 (chǎng), meaning "place" or "field." The term 机场 was coined in the early 20th century to describe the new landing fields for airplanes, which were becoming increasingly common at the time. The character 机 was chosen because airplanes were seen as a type of machine, and the character 场 was chosen because these landing fields were typically large, open areas. The term 机场 has been used ever since to refer to airports in Chinese.
