起飞
qǐfēiTraditional 起飛
to take off (of an aircraft)
Every meaning
qǐfēi
- to take off (of an aircraft)
- (fig.) to take off; to boom
In a sentence
飞机马上就要起飞了。
The plane is about to take off.
这几年当地经济开始起飞。
The local economy has started to take off in recent years.
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Its characters
Words with 起
Words with 飞
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).