The Chinese word for helicopter is
直升机

zhí shēng jī

Chinese Definition

helicopter
1. 直升机
Components
直
1. straight; linear; undeviating
直線 - straight line
Antonyms: 彎, 彎曲, (Cantonese) 攣
2. to straighten
3. vertical; upright; erect
4. honest; fair
5. straightforward; forthright; frank
6. directly; straight
直去 - to go directly to
7. intentionally; deliberately
Synonyms: 只
8. (Chinese calligraphy) vertical stroke in Chinese characters
9. constantly
10. (slang) straight; heterosexual
直男 - heterosexual man
Antonyms: 彎, (Cantonese) 攣
11. (historical) Short for ^直隸, Zhili
^直系軍閥 - the Zhili faction (of the Beiyang warlords)
升
1. to rise; to go up; to soar; to ascend (literally or figuratively)
東升西落 - to rise in the east and set in the west
升值 - (finance) to appreciate (literally, "to rise in value")
2. to raise; to lift; to elevate; to promote
升降機 - elevator (literally "raising and lowering mechanism")
老闆bǎn 升-了le 你-的de 職。 - The boss gave you a promotion (literally, "promoted your rank").
3. 46th hexagram of the I Ching; ䷭
4. a volume unit of measure:
5. (historical) sheng, equal to 10 合
6. litre (unit of measure for volume, chiefly for liquid measure, equal to one thousandth of the cubic metre)
7. 常用容積單位升和毫升，也可以寫成 L 和 mL。 - Commonly used volume units such as litres and millilitres can also be written as L and mL.
8. Used in 升平 (peaceful)
9. (music) sharp (♯)
机
1. Variant of 機
2. Alternative form of 几 (small table; stool)