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空姐

kōng jiě · kong jie

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Meaning

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  1. abbr. for 空中小姐
  2. stewardess
  3. air hostess
  4. female flight attendant
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In a conversation

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My sister's job

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)姐姐(jiějie)是(shì)空姐(kōngjiě)。

    My sister is a flight attendant.

  2. Liangliang

    空姐(kōngjiě)的(de)工作(gōngzuò)忙(máng)吗(ma)？

    Is a flight attendant's job busy?

  3. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)忙(máng)，她(tā)每个月(měigèyuè)要(yào)飞(fēi)二十(èrshí)次(cì)。

    Very busy. She flies twenty times a month.

  4. Liangliang

    她(tā)去(qù)过(guò)很多(hěnduō)地方(dìfang)吧(ba)？

    She has been to many places, right?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)，不过(bùguò)她(tā)最(zuì)想(xiǎng)去(qù)的(de)地方(dìfang)是(shì)家(jiā)。

    Yes, but the place she most wants to go is home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)名(míng)空(kōng)姐(jiě)从(cóng)飞(fēi)机(jī)残(cán)骸(hái)中(zhōng)被(bèi)救(jiù)出(chū)来(lái)了(le)。

A stewardess was rescued from the wreck.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)位(wèi)空(kōng)姐(jiě)微(wēi)笑(xiào)着(zhe)帮(bāng)乘(chéng)客(kè)放(fàng)行(xíng)李(li)。

That flight attendant smiled and helped the passenger stow the luggage.

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