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登dēngto scale
癶footsteps · bōMeaning part
豆bean · dòuSound part
癶 hints at the meaning (footsteps); 豆 (dòu) hints at the sound. Compare it with dēng.
机jīmachine; mechanism
木tree · mù
几table · jī
Memory aidA small table 几 made of wood 木: a machine. 几 (jī) also gives the sound.
牌páisignboard; plaque; plate; tablet 块)
片slice · piànMeaning part
卑humble · bēiSound part
片 hints at the meaning (slice); 卑 (bēi) hints at the sound. Compare it with pái.
How to write 登机牌
登 12 strokes · 机 6 strokes · 牌 12 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 登机牌 (dēngjīpái). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
登机牌 (dēngjīpái) means “boarding pass”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it dēngjīpái: dēng with a 1st tone, then jī with a 1st tone, then pái with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 登机牌 is written 登機牌. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dengjipai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 登机牌 from the suggestions. Typing dengjipai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
登机牌 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
登dēng1st tone, high and level
牌pái2nd tone, rising
