Definition
航班 (háng bān) refers to a specific scheduled flight (or sailing) identified by a flight number, e.g., 'your flight is at 8 AM'. It is different from 航运 (háng yùn), which means 'shipping' or 'marine transport' as an industry or activity, not an individual service.
noun
(scheduled) flight(scheduled) sailing
Examples
- 航班？Nǐ de háng bān shì míngtiān zǎoshang ma?Is your flight tomorrow morning?
- 航班。Zhège háng bān yīnwèi tiānqì qǔxiāo le.This flight was canceled due to weather.
- 航班。Wǒ yào zuò háng bān qù Shànghǎi.I want to take a flight to Shanghai.
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