襟翼 (jīn yì) — flap (of an aircraft wing)

Definition

Examples

• 飞机起飞时，襟翼会向下展开。
  Fēi jī qǐ fēi shí, jīn yì huì xiàng xià zhǎn kāi.
  When the plane takes off, the flaps extend downward.
• 飞行员在降落前放下了襟翼。
  Fēi xíng yuán zài jiàng luò qián fàng xià le jīn yì.
  The pilot lowered the flaps before landing.
• 这种新型襟翼能提高飞机的升力。
  Zhè zhǒng xīn xíng jīn yì néng tí gāo fēi jī de shēng lì.
  This new type of flap can increase the aircraft's lift.