Sentence #870070 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 飞翔 is built
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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.
翔xiángto soar
羊sheep · yángSound part
羽feather · yǔMeaning part
羽 hints at the meaning (feather); 羊 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiáng.
How to write 飞翔
飞 3 strokes · 翔 12 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 飞翔 (fēixiáng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
飞翔 (fēixiáng) means “to fly” or “to soar”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fēixiáng: fēi with a 1st tone, then xiáng with a 2nd 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, 飞翔 is written 飛翔. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type feixiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 飞翔 from the suggestions. Typing feixiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
飞翔 is an HSK 6 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.
飞fēi1st tone, high and level
翔xiáng2nd tone, rising
