巡航 (xúnháng): to cruise

Meanings

1 to cruise
2 to patrol (air or sea)
3 to maintain steady speed

Characters

巡

xún

to patrol / to make rounds

航

háng

to navigate / to fly / to sail

Examples

军舰在南海海域巡航，维护领土主权。

Jūnjiàn zài Nánhǎi hǎiyù xúnháng, wéihù lǐngtǔ zhǔquán.

Warships cruise in the South China Sea to safeguard territorial sovereignty.

飞机以巡航速度飞行，燃油效率最高。

Fēijī yǐ xúnháng sùdù fēixíng, rányóu xiàolǜ zuì gāo.

Aircraft fly at cruise speed for maximum fuel efficiency.

Tips

usage

巡航 covers both naval/air patrol (巡逻 sense) and the technical meaning of cruising at sustained speed. 巡航导弹 (xúnháng dǎodàn) is the term for 'cruise missile.'

Stroke Order

巡 xún

航 háng

Related Words

巡航导弹 xúnhángdǎodàn #30,367

cruise missile

巡逻 xúnluó HSK 7 #4,765

to patrol / to go on patrol

巡逻队 xúnluóduì #10,207

patrol / patrol team

巡警 xúnjǐng #7,469

police officer on patrol / patrolman

巡游 xúnyóu #12,995

to cruise / to patrol / to parade

航空 hángkōng HSK 4 #3,096

aviation / air (as modifier, e.g. airmail, airline)

巡 xún #9,890

to patrol; to make rounds / to tour; to inspect

巡回 xúnhuí #7,370

to tour; to go on circuit / touring; itinerant

航线 hángxiàn #8,340

air route; flight route / shipping route; shipping lane / course (of navigation)

巡演 xúnyǎn #7,328

tour (concert/performance); touring show / to go on tour