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jià
✈️Intermediate

Meaning

Classifier for machines with a frame: airplanes, pianos, cameras.

💡 Memory Tip

架 is for things with a frame structure. Planes and pianos both have frames!

Examples

一架飞机
yī jià fēi jī
one airplane
一架钢琴
yī jià gāng qín
one piano

Common Nouns Used With

飞机fēi jīairplane
钢琴gāng qínpiano
相机xiāng jīcamera
望远镜wàng yuǎn jìngtelescope

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