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to take off

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

qi3fei1 • qǐfēi

Meaning


Primary

to take off

Alternatives

take off, taking off

Mnemonic


起飛 To take off is 起 to begin 飛 to fly.

Usage


飛機 十 點 起飛。

The plane takes off at ten o'clock.

我們 的 飛機 已經 起飛 了。

Our plane has already taken off.

因為 風 太 大, 飛機 不能 起飛。

The plane cannot take off because the wind is too strong.

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