滑行

huáxíng

verb #14,610

Meanings

1 to slide
2 to coast
3 to glide
4 to taxi (of an aircraft)

Characters

to slide; slippery

to move; to travel

Examples

飞机在跑道上滑行了很久。

Fēijī zài pǎodào shàng huáxíng le hěn jiǔ.

The plane taxied on the runway for a long time.

孩子们在冰面上滑行。

Háizi men zài bīngmiàn shàng huáxíng.

The children were gliding on the ice.

Tips

usage

In aviation, 滑行 specifically means taxiing (moving on the ground). For actual flight/gliding through the air, 滑翔 is used instead.

Stroke Order

滑 huá

行 xíng