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起飞

qǐ fēi · qi fei

Traditional 起飛

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (of an aircraft) to take off
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Paper planes

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)的(de)纸飞机(zhǐfēijī)起飞(qǐfēi)了(le)！

    Look, my paper plane took off!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)飞得(fēide)真(zhēn)高(gāo)！

    It flies so high!

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)呢(ne)？快(kuài)让(ràng)它(tā)起飞(qǐfēi)。

    What about yours? Make it take off.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)纸飞机(zhǐfēijī)怎么也(zěnmeyě)不(bù)起飞(qǐfēi)。

    My paper plane just won't take off.

  5. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)它(tā)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)，它(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)作业(zuòyè)。

    Because it's too heavy. It's my homework.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)要(yào)起(qǐ)飞(fēi)了(le)。

We will take off in a few minutes.

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02

飞(fēi)机(jī)遇(yù)到(dào)大(dà)风(fēng)，暂(zàn)时(shí)不(bù)能(néng)起(qǐ)飞(fēi)。

The plane encountered strong winds and cannot take off for the time being.

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起
qǐ

to rise; to raise

飞
fēi

to fly

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