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title: "Qifei Meaning: 起飞 (qǐfēi) Means “to take off”"
description: "起飞 (traditional 起飛, qǐfēi) means “to take off (of an aircraft)”. Hear its tones, see what 起 and 飞 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qifei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 起飞 mean?

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起飞 qǐfēi

## to take off (of an aircraft)

## It can also mean

- (fig.) to take off; to boom

## Its characters

1. 起 qǐ to rise
2. 飞 fēi to fly

## In a sentence

飞机马上就要起飞了。 The plane is about to take off.

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## More words with 起 or 飞

- [对不起 duìbuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibuqi)
- [发起 fāqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faqi)
- [飞船 fēichuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feichuan)
- [飞机 fēijī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feiji)
- [飞速 fēisù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feisu)
- [飞行 fēixíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feixing)
- [飞行员 fēixíngyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feixingyuan)
- [崛起 juéqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jueqi)
- [了不起 liǎobuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaobuqi)
- [起步 qǐbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qibu)

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