启航

啟航

qǐháng

verb #18,197

Meanings

1 (of a ship) to set sail
2 (of an airplane) to take off
3 to embark (figurative)

Characters

to start; to open

to sail; to navigate

Examples

HSK 2

船明天早上启航。

Chuán míngtiān zǎoshang qǐháng.

The ship sets sail tomorrow morning.

HSK 7-9

新的旅程即将启航。

Xīn de lǚchéng jíjiāng qǐháng.

A new journey is about to begin.

Tips

usage

启航 is increasingly used figuratively: 梦想启航 (dreams take off), 事业启航 (career launches). Originally specific to ships and planes.

Stroke Order

启 qǐ

航 háng