驾机 (jià jī) — to pilot an aircraft, to fly a plane (formal, esp. military)
Definition
Formal/literary verb meaning 'to pilot an aircraft,' chiefly used in military or newswriting contexts — far less common in everyday speech than 驾驶飞机. 驾 pairs with 机 here as a set-style compound, not a separable verb.
verb
to pilot an aircraftto fly a plane (formal, esp. military)
Examples
- ，驾机。Tā shì yí wèi jīng yàn fēng fù de fēi xíng yuán, jīng cháng jià jī zhí xíng rèn wu.He is an experienced pilot and often flies planes on missions.
- ，。Tā jīn tiān jià le sān cì jī, fēi cháng lèi.He piloted a plane three times today and was very tired.
- ，驾机。Zài zhàn zhēng zhōng, tā jià jī chéng gōng jī luò le dí jī.During the war, he successfully shot down an enemy plane while piloting.
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