停机坪 (tíng jī píng) — apron (airport), aircraft parking area | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

The paved airport surface where aircraft park, refuel, and load passengers between flights — distinct from the 跑道 (runway) used for takeoff and landing.

noun

apron (airport)aircraft parking area

Measure word · 个

Examples

停机坪。
Fēi jī zhèng tíng zài tíng jī píng shàng děng dài qǐ fēi.
The plane is parked on the apron waiting for takeoff.
停机坪。
Lǚ kè cóng dēng jī kǒu zhí jiē zǒu dào le tíng jī píng.
Passengers walked directly from the gate to the apron.
停机坪。
tíng jī píng Shàng yǒu hǎo jǐ liàng jiā yóu chē zài gōng zuò.
There are several refueling trucks working on the apron.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

停机park aircraft

停tíngpark机jīaircraft

动宾Verb + object

坪píngflat area

停机 means aircraft parking, and 坪 is a flat area, together an apron.

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.

亻亭停

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

亭

亭tíng停tíng

Same sound today

The left side 亻 is a person, and the right side 亭 gives the sound tíng; this forms 停.

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.

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

土平坪

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

平

平píng坪píng

Same sound today

坪 puts 土 (earth) beside 平, which gives its sound.

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