航程 (háng chéng) — voyage, passage, journey (by sea or air); range… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literary term for a sea or air voyage — the total distance traveled from start to destination, including a vehicle's maximum nonstop range. Far more formal than 旅行.

noun

voyagepassagejourney (by sea or air)range (distance a vehicle can travel without refueling)

Examples

航程。
Zhè cì de háng chéng shì cóng shàng hǎi dào niǔ yuē.
This voyage is from Shanghai to New York.
航程，。
Zhè jià fēi jī de háng chéng hěn yuǎn, kě yǐ zhí fēi bā lí.
This plane has a very long range and can fly directly to Paris.
航程。
Hǎi shàng háng chéng màn cháng ér jiān xīn.
The sea voyage was long and arduous.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

航hángnavigate

程chéngjourney

'航' (navigate) and '程' (journey) build the idea of a distance traveled by navigation.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

舟亢航

Meaning part形符xíngfú

舟舟zhōuboat

Sound part声符shēngfú

亢

亢kàng航háng

Same sound today

航 shows a boat with 舟, and 亢 gives the character its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾呈程

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

呈

呈chéng程chéng

Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

Appears in

Travel & Tourism

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