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The Chinese word qifei - 起飞 - qǐfēi
(to take off in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
qǐfēi
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English translations
to take off,
to be up in the air, to lift off
Chinese characters:
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起飞 ( qifei / qǐfēi ) in traditional characters
起飛
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 起飞 ( qifei / qǐfēi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Feiji mashang jiu yao qifei le.
Fēijī mǎshàng jiù yào qǐfēi le.– English translation: The plane is about to take off.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to start | to fly
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