启航 (qǐ háng) — (literal) to set sail; to take off; (figurative) to embark on (a new journey, career, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'set sail / take off', used for ships departing and aircraft taking off; also used figuratively to mean launching a new venture or career.
verb
(literal) to set sailto take off(figurative) to embark on (a new journey, career, etc.)
Examples
- ,启航。Míng tiān zǎo shàng, zhè sōu huò chuán jiāng qǐ háng qián wǎng shàng hǎi.Tomorrow morning, this cargo ship will set sail for Shanghai.
- 启航。Wǒ men de háng bān jiāng zài xià wǔ sān diǎn qǐ háng.Our flight will take off at three in the afternoon.
- ,启航。Bì yè zhī hòu, tā qǐ háng le xīn de zhí yè shēng yá.After graduation, he embarked on a new career.
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