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How to Say ‘Started boarding’ in Traditional Chinese

開始登機了

kāi shǐ dēng jī le

[kai-shrr dung-jee luh]

💬 Usage Tip: [開始] can go directly before an action, and final [了] shows the new situation has begun. So [開始登機了] is literally "boarding has started now."

Phrase Breakdown

開始

kāi shǐ

[kai-shrr]

start; begin

A verb meaning to begin. In this phrase, it indicates that boarding has begun.

Example

我們的班機開始登機了。

Our flight has started boarding.

登機

dēng jī

[dung-jee]

board a plane

A travel word meaning to board the aircraft.

Example

旅客現在可以登機了。

Passengers may board now.

le

[luh]

completed action particle; change of state

A particle often used to show a new situation or change of state. Here it shows that boarding has now started.

Example

現在開始登機了。

Boarding has started now.

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