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续航 (xù háng) — to last; to have endurance (of a vehicle's range or a battery's life)

Definition

续航 (xùháng) is the technical term for how long a vehicle or battery can keep running before refueling or recharging. Use 持续 for a more general 'continue / last'; 历时 refers to how long an event takes.

verb
to lastto have endurance (of a vehicle's range or a battery's life)

Examples

  • 续航。
    Bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo de diàn chí néng xù háng bā xiǎo shí.
    The laptop battery can last for eight hours.
  • 续航。
    Nà liàng diàn dòng qì chē yí cì chōng diàn néng xù háng sì bǎi gōng lǐ.
    That electric car can travel 400 kilometers on a single charge.
  • 续航？
    Zhè sōu chuán shàng de yóu gòu xù háng dào shàng hǎi ma?
    Is the fuel on this ship enough to last to Shanghai?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

续xùcontinue
航hángvoyage

续 expresses continuing, while 航 refers to a voyage; the word means to keep moving without stopping for fuel.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 續; 续 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧶠
𧶠𧶠續xù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 續 pairs 糸 (rope) with 𧶠 as the sound part; the simplified 续 is a later abbreviation.

Open 续 →

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

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.

Open 航 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Energy & PowerVehicles

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