飞艇 (fēi tǐng) — airship, dirigible

Definition

Examples

• 那个巨大的飞艇缓缓升上了天空。
  Nà ge jù dà de fēi tǐng huǎn huǎn shēng shàng le tiān kōng.
  That huge airship slowly rose into the sky.
• 在战争年代，飞艇曾用于侦察和轰炸。
  Zài zhàn zhēng nián dài, fēi tǐng céng yòng yú zhēn chá hé hōng zhà.
  In wartime, airships were used for reconnaissance and bombing.
• 现在很少能看到飞艇了，因为它们被飞机取代了。
  Xiàn zài hěn shǎo néng kàn dào fēi tǐng le, yīn wèi tā men bèi fēi jī qǔ dài le.
  Nowadays you rarely see airships because they've been replaced by airplanes.