How to say “take off” in Chinese
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“Take off” in Chinese is 起飞, qǐ fēi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
起飞 is read qǐ fēi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 走 “walk”.
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 “起飞”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 起飞. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 飞机几点起飞？fēijījǐdiǎnqǐfēiWhat time does the plane take off?
- 飞机准时起飞了。fēijīzhǔnshíqǐfēileThe plane took off right on time.
- 你的航班几点起飞nǐdehángbānjǐdiǎnqǐfēiWhat time does your flight leave?
- 飞机起飞前要加满燃料。fēijīqǐfēiqiányàojiāmǎnránliàoBefore takeoff, a plane has to be filled up with fuel.
More words from the lesson “Train, plane, ship”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take off” in Chinese?
“Take off” in Chinese is 起飞, pinyin qǐfēi.
What does 起飞 mean?
起飞 (qǐfēi) means “take off”.
How do you write 起飞?
起飞 is 2 characters: 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up; 飞 (fēi) — fly. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 起飞?
起飞 is read qǐfēi. Tones: qǐ — third tone, fēi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take off” in the lesson “Train, plane, ship”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. 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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