坠机 (zhuì jī) — (noun) airplane crash; (verb) to crash (of an airplane)
Definition
坠机 (zhuìjī) literally means 'falling plane' and is a compound noun/verb used specifically for a crash of an airplane in flight — not a car or other vehicle.
noun
airplane crash
verb
to crash (of an airplane)
Examples
- 坠机，。Nà jià fēi jī zhuì jī le, jī shàng wú rén shēng huán.That airplane crashed, and no one onboard survived.
- 坠机。Zhè cì zhuì jī zào chéng le yì bǎi duō rén sǐ wáng.This airplane crash caused over a hundred deaths.
- 坠机。Diào chá rén yuán zhèng zài diào chá zhuì jī de yuán yīn.The investigators are investigating the cause of the airplane crash.
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