起降

qǐjiàng

verb #34,513

Meanings

1 to take off and land (of aircraft)
2 takeoff and landing

Characters

to rise, take off

to descend, land

Examples

由于天气恶劣，飞机暂时无法起降。

Yóuyú tiānqì èliè, fēijī zànshí wúfǎ qǐjiàng.

Due to bad weather, the planes temporarily can't take off or land.

这座机场每天有上千架次的飞机起降。

Zhè zuò jīchǎng měi tiān yǒu shàng qiān jiàcì de fēijī qǐjiàng.

This airport has over a thousand aircraft takeoffs and landings each day.

Tips

usage

起降 is the compact aviation/news-reporting word combining 起飞 (qǐfēi, take off) + 降落 (jiàngluò, land). You'll hear it in airport announcements, weather impact reports, and discussions of runway capacity. Note 降 here is jiàng (to descend), not xiáng (to surrender).

Stroke Order

起 qǐ

降 jiàng