fēi xíng yuán
นักบิน; นักบิน
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他是一名经验丰富的飞行员。
Tā shì yī míng jīngyàn fēngfù de fēixíngyuán.
He is an experienced pilot.
飞行员正在驾驶飞机。
Fēixíngyuán zhèngzài jiàshǐ fēijī.
The pilot is flying the plane.
飞行员必须具备良好的身体素质。
Fēixíngyuán bìxū jùbèi liánghǎo de shēntǐ sùzhì.
Pilots must have good physical fitness.
驾驶员 (jià shǐ yuán)
pilot
飞行员 (fēi xíng yuán)
aviator
乘客 (chéngkè)
passenger
地面人员 (dìmiàn rényuán)
ground crew
The Chinese word for "pilot" is 飞行员 (fēixíngyuán). It is a compound word made up of two characters: 飞行 (fēixíng), meaning "to fly", and 员 (yuán), meaning "person". The word 飞行员 was first used in the early 20th century, when China began to develop its own aviation industry. It is now the standard term for "pilot" in Chinese.The character 飞行 is made up of two parts: 飞 (fēi), meaning "to fly", and 行 (xíng), meaning "to move". The character 员 is made up of two parts: 人 (rén), meaning "person", and 员 (yuán), meaning "member".The word 飞行员 is a good example of how Chinese words are often formed by combining two or more characters to create a new word with a specific meaning. This process of word formation is called "compounding". Compounding is a very productive process in Chinese, and it allows for the creation of a vast number of new words.
