How to say “fly” in Chinese
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“Fly” in Chinese is 飞, fēi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
飞 is read fēi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “飞”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 飞. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 飞机几点起飞？fēijījǐdiǎnqǐfēiWhat time does the plane take off?
- 飞机晚点了一个小时fēijīwǎndiǎnleyígexiǎoshíThe plane was delayed by an hour.
- 我们坐飞机还是坐高铁？wǒmenzuòfēijīháishizuògāotiěAre we flying or taking the high-speed train?
- 路上堵车我们赶不上飞机了lùshangdǔchē,wǒmengǎnbushàngfēijīleThe road is jammed, we're not going to make our flight.
- 飞机准时起飞了。fēijīzhǔnshíqǐfēileThe plane took off right on time.
- 我差点儿没赶上飞机wǒchàdiǎnrméigǎnshàngfēijīI almost missed the plane.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Leaving soon”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fly” in Chinese?
“Fly” in Chinese is 飞, pinyin fēi.
What does 飞 mean?
飞 (fēi) means “fly”.
How do you write 飞?
飞 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 飞?
飞 is read fēi. Tones: fēi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fly” in the lesson “Leaving soon”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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