空管 (kōng) — (noun) air traffic control; (verb) to conduct air traffic control

Definition

Short for 空中交通管制: the noun 'air traffic control' (the service/systems) and the verb 'to do air traffic control'. Refers to the work, not the person — the controller is 空管员.

noun
air traffic control
verb
to conduct air traffic control

Examples

  • 空管
    kōng Xì tǒng xū yào bú duàn shēng jí.
    The air traffic control system needs continuous upgrades.
  • 空管
    Tā shì yì míng kōng yuán.
    He is an air traffic controller.
  • 空管
    Jī chǎng de kōng gōng zuò fēi cháng fán máng.
    The air traffic control work at the airport is very busy.
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