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航行

háng xíng · hang xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to sail
  2. to fly
  3. to navigate
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The toy boat

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，湖上(húshàng)有(yǒu)一艘(yīsōu)小船(xiǎochuán)在(zài)航行(hángxíng)！

    Look, a little boat is sailing on the lake!

  2. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)开(kāi)，是(shì)遥控船(yáokòngchuán)。

    Nobody is driving it. It's a remote-control boat.

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)航行(hángxíng)得(de)真(zhēn)稳(wěn)！

    It sails so steadily!

  4. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)小孩(xiǎohái)说(shuō)，要(yào)让(ràng)它(tā)航行到(hángxíngdào)湖中间(húzhōngjiān)。

    That kid says he wants it to sail to the middle of the lake.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)风(fēng)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，船(chuán)要(yào)往回走(wǎnghuízǒu)了(le)。

    But the wind is too strong. The boat is turning back.

  6. Liangliang

    看(kàn)！它(tā)航行(hángxíng)了(le)一圈(yīquān)，又(yòu)回到(huídào)了(le)他(tā)脚边(jiǎobiān)。

    Look! It sailed a circle and came back to his feet.

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2 examples
01

数(shù)艘(sōu)游(yóu)艇(tǐng)在(zài)远(yuǎn)方(fāng)的(de)海(hǎi)洋(yáng)并(bìng)列(liè)航(háng)行(xíng)。

Several yachts were sailing side by side far out at sea.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

哥(gē)伦(lún)布(bù)提(tí)出(chū)，向(xiàng)西(xī)航(háng)行(xíng)可(kě)以(yǐ)到(dào)达(dá)印(yìn)度(dù)。

Columbus argued that he could reach India by going west.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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