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飞行

fēi xíng · fei xing

Traditional 飛行

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. (of planes etc) to fly
  2. flying
  3. flight
  4. aviation
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Paper planes

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)我(wǒ)的(de)纸飞机(zhǐfēijī)，能(néng)飞(fēi)很(hěn)远(yuǎn)！

    Look at my paper plane. It can fly very far!

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)能(néng)飞行(fēixíng)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long can it keep flying?

  3. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)飞行(fēixíng)了(le)十(shí)秒(miǎo)。

    Last time the flight lasted ten seconds.

  4. Liangliang

    哇(wa)！你看(nǐkàn)，一只(yīzhǐ)真(zhēn)的(de)鸟(niǎo)在(zài)跟着(gēnzhe)它(tā)飞(fēi)！

    Wow! Look, a real bird is flying along with it!

  5. Dengdeng

    那只(nàzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)飞行(fēixíng)得(de)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)好(hǎo)！

    That bird flies better than I do!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)架(jià)飞(fēi)机(jī)在(zài)这(zhè)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)上(shàng)空(kōng)飞(fēi)行(xíng)。

A plane is flying above the city.

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

02

超(chāo)音(yīn)速(sù)飞(fēi)行(xíng)被(bèi)认(rèn)为(wéi)是(shì)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)的(de)。

Flight faster than sound was thought to be impossible.

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

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飞
fēi

to fly

行
xíng

to walk; to go

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