起飞 qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off

HSK 32 charactersTrad. 起飛
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Example sentences

How 起飞 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 飞机快要起飞了。

    fēi jī kuài yào qǐ fēi le

    The plane is about to take off.

  • 飞机十分钟后起飞。

    fēi jī shí fēn zhōng hòu qǐ fēi

    The plane takes off in ten minutes.

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