How to Say ‘To take a plane; to fly’ in Simplified Chinese
坐飞机
zuò fēi jī
[dzwaw fēijī]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese uses 坐 "sit" for riding any transport you sit in: 坐地铁 "take the subway", 坐出租车 "take a taxi". For bikes it's 骑 (qí).
Phrase Breakdown
坐
zuò
[dzwaw]
to sit; to take a bus/train
坐 can mean sit, but in travel it often means ride or take transportation.
我坐公交去学校。
I take the bus to school.
飞机
fēi jī
[fēijī]
airplane
An aircraft that flies people or goods.
我坐飞机去北京。
I take a plane to Beijing.
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