歼击机

Traditional form:

殲擊機

Pinyin (reading):

jiānjījī

Definitions:

• fighter plane

Characters:

• 歼 - to annihilate, to kill off, to wipe out
• 击 - to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
• 机 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity

Traditional characters:

• 殲 - to annihilate, to kill off, to wipe out
• 擊 - to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
• 機 - desk; machine; moment, opportunity