机上 (jī shǎng) — on the plane; on board (aircraft) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

机上 means 'on the plane / on board the aircraft' and is used as a formal or written phrase — typically placed before a noun like 乘客 or 餐点. It refers only to aircraft, not trains or ships.

noun

on the planeon board (aircraft)

Examples

机上。
jī shǎng De chéng kè qǐng xì hǎo ān quán dài.
Passengers on the plane, please fasten your seat belts.
机上。
jī shǎng Wèi nín zhǔn bèi le cān diǎn.
Meals have been prepared for you on board.
机上。
jī shǎng Jìn zhǐ xī yān.
Smoking is prohibited on the plane.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

机 names the aircraft, and 上 gives the sense of being on it.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木几机

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree; wood

Sound part声符shēngfú

几

几jǐ机jī

Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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