起飞 (起飛)
qǐ fēi
Pinyin
Definition
起飞 (起飛)
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- (of an aircraft) to take off
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 together
- 1 to originate
- 2 to initiate
- 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
- 4 to start
- 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
- 1 to rise
- 2 to raise
- 3 to get up
- 4 to set out
- 5 to start
- 6 to appear
- 7 to launch
- 8 to initiate (action)
- 9 to draft
- 10 to establish
- 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
- 12 verb suffix, to start
- 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
- 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
- 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
- 1 to stand up
- 2 to get up
- 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]
Idioms (20)
一波未平,一波又起
- 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
- 2 many twists and turns to a story
- 3 one thing after another
一病不起
- 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
- 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
- 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
- 2 a cool head in a crisis
勤俭起家
- 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
Sample Sentences
飞机起飞时应该打开遮光板嘛,这是基本常识好不好?还有你这座椅靠背也得给调直了,手机还有平板电脑都得关起来,还不能用飞行模式的。
When the airplane is taking off you have to open the shade. Isn’t that basic common sense? And you have to adjust the seatback so it is upright, as well as turning off your mobile phone and tablet computer. You can’t yet use airplane mode.
是啊,为了让我们看到日全食,阿拉斯加航空公司延迟起飞了二十五分钟。
Yes, in order for us to see the total solar eclipse, Alaska Airlines delayed take off by 25 minutes.
你这家伙,从飞机起飞那一刻起到现在,这是你讲的第一句人话。
Oh you, that's the first decent thing you've said since the plane took off.
起飞时间
take-off time
飞机马上就要起飞了,请大家系好安全带。
The airplane is about to take off. Everyone please fasten your seat belts.
飞机就要起飞了。
The plane is about to take off.
来不及了,飞机快要起飞了。
There's not enough time. The plane is going to take off soon.
当我到机场时,飞机已经起飞了。
When I arrived at the airport the plane had already taken off.