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直升飛機

zik6 sing1 fei1 gei1

zhi2 sheng1 fei1 ji1

[1] helicopter | Syn.: 直升機 [2] VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft | Syn.: 垂直起落飛機

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 30,900

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

直升飛機

This word was added by tym on 4th Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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直 zik6 zhi2 zhi4 - straight; vertical; honest; fair
升 sing1 sheng1 - to rise; to arise; to promote
飛 fei1 fei1 - fly; move swiftly; (粵) cut; (粵) fare
機 gei1 ji1 - machine

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