What does 起飞 mean in Chinese?

起飞 (qǐ fēi) means "to take off (flight)" in Chinese.

起飞

Q: How do you use 起飞 in a sentence?

飞机马上就要起飞了。 (Fēijī mǎshàng jiù yào qǐfēi le.) — The plane is about to take off.

Pinyin: qǐ fēi

to take off (flight)

Example sentence

飞机马上就要起飞了。

Fēijī mǎshàng jiù yào qǐfēi le.

The plane is about to take off.

What 起飞 means

起飞 (qǐ fēi) is a Chinese word meaning “to take off (flight)”. It belongs to the Daily Actions topic and appears at HSK 3 (and again in HSK 4), so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 3

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