Chinese word dictionary

起飞

qǐfēi · (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly

Practice word

Word information

Simplified起飞

Traditional起飛

Pinyinqǐfēi

Part of speech动

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

起qǐ

to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

飞fēi

to fly, to dart; high

How to learn 起飞

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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对不起duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

飞机fēijī

airplane; CL:架[jia4]

起床qǐchuáng

to get out of bed; to get up

飞fēi

to fly

起来qǐlái

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

一起yìqǐ

(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)