飞行 (fēi xíng) — to fly (of aircraft, birds, spacecraft) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

飞行 (fēixíng) emphasizes sustained flight — a plane or bird in the air over time. 飞 is the simple, momentary action of flying; 起飞 is specifically taking off.

verb

to fly (of aircraft, birds, spacecraft)

Examples

飞行。
Fēi jī zhèng zài tiān kōng zhōng fēi xíng.
The plane is flying in the sky.
飞行。
Zhè zhǒng niǎo kě yǐ lián xù fēi xíng jǐ gè xiǎo shí.
This kind of bird can fly continuously for several hours.
飞行。
Wǒ men měi zhōu dōu yào fēi xíng liǎng gè xiǎo shí.
We need to fly two hours every week.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

飞 and 行 both express motion, giving the sense of moving through the air.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飛; 飞 is its simplified writing.

For 飞, the traditional form 飛 pictures a bird flying upwards.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

彳亍行

彳彳chì
亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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