飞行
fēixíngTraditional: 飛行
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Translation
to fly, to pilot; flight, aviation
Word origin
A compound of 飞 (fēi, to fly) and 行 (xíng, to go, to move), describing movement through the air.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 飞 (fēi, to fly) + 行 (xíng, to go)
Stroke order
飞
行
Examples
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The aeroplane is flying at high altitude.
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This flight lasted ten hours.
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He dreams of becoming a pilot.
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Bad weather affected the safety of the flight.
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A drone was flying over the park.
飞行 (fēi xíng) means to fly or to pilot, and as a noun the act of flight or aviation. It is more formal and technical than the plain verb 飞.
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