How to Say ‘When does the flight leave?’ in Simplified Chinese
航班什么时候起飞？
háng bān shén me shí hòu qǐ fēi
[hahng ban shummuh shir hoh chee fay]
💬 Usage Tip: [什么时候] means 'when' in a broad sense, while [几点] asks for a specific clock time. Compare [什么时候登机？] (When is boarding?) and [几点登机？] (What time is boarding?).
Phrase Breakdown
航班
háng bān
[hahng ban]
flight
A scheduled airplane journey.
航班什么时候起飞？
When does the flight take off?
什么时候
shén me shí hòu
when
Asks about time.
你什么时候走？
When are you leaving?
Words in this phrase
什么
shén me
[shummuh]
what
A question word used to ask for specific information.
你想喝什么？
What would you like to drink?
时候
shí hòu
[shir hoh]
time; moment
Used with question words to ask when something happens.
航班什么时候起飞？
When does the flight take off?
起飞
qǐ fēi
[chee fay]
to take off
Used for an airplane leaving the ground and beginning flight.
航班什么时候起飞？
When does the flight take off?
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