Sentence #10002074 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 起飞 is built
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起qǐto rise
走walk · zǒuMeaning part
己self · jǐSound part
走 hints at the meaning (walk); 己 (jǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with qǐ.
飞fēito fly
飞 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a bird’s wings in flight.
How to write 起飞
起 10 strokes · 飞 3 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 起飞 (qǐfēi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
起飞 (qǐfēi) means “take off in an aeroplane” or “liftoff”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it qǐfēi: qǐ with a 3rd tone, then fēi with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 起飞 is written 起飛. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qifei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 起飞 from the suggestions. Typing qifei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
起飞 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
起qǐ3rd tone, dipping
飞fēi1st tone, high and level
