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登机
HSK 4 (exam 2025)

登机 (dēngjī) · to board a plane

登机 (dēngjī) means “to board a plane”. It is written with 2 characters: 登 (to climb) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 登机 is built

The characters

登 dēng · to climb

What 登 is made of

Origin hint: 癶 gives the meaning, 豆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

机 jī · machine

What 机 is made of

Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们十点开始登机。Wǒmen shí diǎn kāishǐ dēngjī.We start boarding at ten.
请拿好你的登机牌。Qǐng ná hǎo nǐ de dēngjīpái.Please have your boarding pass ready.

Questions about 登机

What does 登机 mean?

登机 (dēngjī) means “to board a plane”.

How do you pronounce 登机?

登机 is pronounced dēngjī.

Which HSK level is 登机?

登机 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).

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Learn 登机 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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