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起飞 (qǐ fēi): Take off [plane] (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start
qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

飞 • fēi • to fly
fēi飞

to fly

Word Info

Pinyinqǐ fēi
Meaningtake off [plane]
Characters2
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 起飞.

Words with 起
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 一起yì qǐtogether
  • 起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
  • 起来
qǐ lai
stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
  • 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to
  • 起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
  • 发起fā qǐto originate
  • 提起tí qǐto mention
    • Words with 飞
    • 飞机fēi jīplane
    • 飞行fēi xíng(of planes etc) to fly
    • 飞行员fēi xíng yuánpilot
    • 放飞fàng fēito set free (to fly); to release; to let fly
    • 飞翔fēi xiángflight; circle in the air; hover
    • 飞跃fēi yuèleap
    • 飞速fēi sùswift
    • 飞禽走兽fēi qín zǒu shòubirds and animals
    4.

    How to Use 起飞 in Sentences

    Verb + Nounwith时间
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    shí时
    jiān间
    neutral
    takeoff time
    Adverb + Verbwith准时
    zhǔn准
    shí时
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    Verb + Verbwith准备
    zhǔn准
    bèi备
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    Subject + Verbwith飞机
    fēi飞
    jī机
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    5.

    Example Sentences with 起飞

    fēi飞
    jī机
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    le了
    。
    neutral
    take off on time
    neutral
    prepare for takeoff
    neutral
    airplane takes off
    The plane took off.
    qǐng请
    xì系
    hǎo好
    ān安
    quán全
    dài带
    ，
    fēi飞
    jī机
    mǎ马
    shàng上
    jiù就
    yào要
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    le了
    。
    Please fasten your seatbelt, the plane is about to take off.
    yóu由
    yú于
    tiān天
    qì气
    yuán原
    yīn因
    ，
    běn本
    cì次
    háng航
    bān班
    jiāng将
    tuī推
    chí迟
    yì一
    xiǎo小
    shí时
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    。
    Due to weather conditions, this flight will be delayed for one hour before takeoff.
    xiǎo小
    niǎo鸟
    cóng从
    shù树
    shàng上
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    ，
    fēi飞
    xiàng向
    tiān天
    kōng空
    。
    The little bird took off from the tree and flew into the sky.
    nǐ你
    zhī知
    dào道
    xià下
    yì一
    bān班
    fēi飞
    wǎng往
    shàng上
    hǎi海
    de的
    fēi飞
    jī机
    jǐ几
    diǎn点
    qǐ起
    fēi飞
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you know what time the next flight to Shanghai takes off?