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起飞
起飛
qǐfēi
1. (of an aircraft) to take off
HSK 3

Character Breakdown

起
qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
HSK 1 10 丶
飞
fēi
to fly, to dart; high
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (1)

起飞弹射
qǐfēitánshè
take-off catapult (on aircraft carrier)

Example Sentences (2)

上次女儿问我飞机是怎么起飞和降落的，真不知道该怎么回答她，她现在总是有各种各样的“为什么”。
Shàngcì nǚ'ér wèn wǒ fēijī shì zěnme qǐfēi hé jiàngluò de, zhēn bù zhīdào gāi zěnme huídá tā, tā xiànzài zǒngshì yǒu gèzhǒng gèyàng de "wèishénme".
Last time my daughter asked me how airplanes take off and land, I really didn't know how to answer her. Now she always has all kinds of "whys".
Text 1
快点吧，飞机就要起飞了。
Kuài diǎn ba, fēijī jiù yào qǐfēi le.
Hurry up, the plane is about to take off.
Text 3

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