飞行

fēixíng

Traditional: 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

Stroke order for 飞

Stroke order for 行

Examples

The aeroplane is flying at high altitude.

This flight lasted ten hours.

He dreams of becoming a pilot.

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Bad weather affected the safety of the flight.

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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This word is part of lesson 38.