返航 (fǎn háng) — to return to base (ship, aircraft, spacecraft)
Definition
A formal/composite verb meaning 'to return to base,' used for ships, aircraft, and spacecraft after a mission or trip. The object (the vessel) typically comes before 返航, not after it.
verb
to return to base (ship, aircraft, spacecraft)
Examples
- 返航。Jiàn duì jiāng zài míng tiān fǎn háng.The fleet will return to base tomorrow.
- 。Zhè jià fēi jī yǐ jīng fǎn guò sān cì háng le.This airplane has returned from its voyage three times already.
- ，返航。Rèn wu wán chéng hòu, fēi chuán lì jí fǎn háng.After completing the mission, the spacecraft immediately returned to base.
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