飞行员 (fēi xíng yuán) — pilot, aviator

Definition

飞行员 (fēi xíng yuán) is a noun for the person who flies an aircraft — the 'pilot' as a job. Unlike the verbs 驾驶 (jià shǐ, 'to drive/pilot a vehicle') and 驾 (jià, a more formal verb used in compounds like 驾驶), 飞行员 always refers to the person. It is also distinct from 试点 (shì diǎn), which means 'to pilot' as in a trial or test project.

noun

pilotaviator

Examples

飞行员。
Tā de gēge shì yì míng fēi xíng yuán.
His older brother is a pilot.
飞行员。
Zhège fēi xíng yuán měitiān dōu yào jiǎnchá fēijī.
This pilot has to check the airplane every day.
飞行员。
Nà wèi fēi xíng yuán fēi guo hěn duō guójiā.
That pilot has flown to many countries.

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