空哥 (kōng) — male flight attendant, steward (on an airplane)

Definition

Colloquial term for a male flight attendant, modeled on 空姐 ('flight sister' for female attendants). It's the everyday spoken equivalent of the more formal 男乘务员.

noun

male flight attendantsteward (on an airplane)

Measure word · 位

Examples

空哥，。
Zhè wèi kōng hěn yǒu lǐ mào, bāng wǒ bǎ xíng li fàng hǎo le.
This male flight attendant was very polite and helped me put my luggage away.
空哥，。
Wǒ péng you zài háng kōng gōng sī zuò kōng, jīng cháng fēi guó jì háng xiàn.
My friend works as a flight attendant at an airline and often flies international routes.
空哥。
kōng Hé kōng jiě yì qǐ wèi chéng kè tí gōng cān yǐn fú wù.
The male and female flight attendants together provide meal service to passengers.

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